试题题干
In Shakespeare's well-known Hamlet, "rival" means “（）”and "jump" means “just”.
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试题解析
词汇含义的演变
Let us examine just a few words taken from one of his well-known plays Hamlet. Rival means 'partner' as in 'The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste'.
除了对词汇发展概念的把握以外，该题目更考察了考生的基本功，正确答案为B。