试题题干
Directions: Read each of the following sentences carefully, and choose A,B,C or D that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
Occasional loss of livestock must be weighed against the good these animals do in maintaining the balance of nature.()
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试题解析
weighed against 权衡;compared in terms of importance or value 在重要性或价值方面进行比较。
the good在此处意为好处,裨益,the+某些形容词可表示具有这种属性的人或者抽象概念。然后the good后为对它解释说明的定语从句,省略了关联词that/which。前文的loss与the good为相反含义的属性,故需要在两者之间进行权衡,D选项正确。
句意:我们必须在偶尔的牲畜损失和这些动物在维持自然平衡方面的作用之间进行权衡。