题目
They should be more patient, and willing to ________ something less than their dream job at first. ()A. be open to.B. mingle with.C. settle for.D. make up for.
They should be more patient, and willing to ________ something less than their dream job at first. ()
A. be open to.
B. mingle with.
C. settle for.
D. make up for.
题目解答
答案
C. settle for.
解析
本题考查短语辨析,解题思路是理解每个选项短语的含义,再结合句子语境来判断正确答案。
- A选项“be open to”:意为“对……开放;愿意接受”。例如:We should be open to new ideas.(我们应该愿意接受新思想。)在本题中,“be open to something less than their dream job”表达的是对不如理想工作的事情持开放接受的态度,但这种表达没有“settle for”那种“勉强接受、将就”的意思贴切,所以A选项不符合语境。
- B选项“mingle with”:意思是“与……混合;和……交往”。例如:She likes to mingle with people of all ages.(她喜欢和各个年龄段的人交往。)该短语与“接受不如理想的工作”这一语境不相关,所以B选项不正确。
- C选项“settle for”:表示“勉强接受;将就”。在句子“They should be more patient, and willing to settle for something less than their dream job at first.”中,表达的是他们应该更有耐心,并且愿意一开始就接受一份不如理想工作的工作,符合句子的逻辑和语境,所以C选项正确。
- D选项“make up for”:意为“弥补;补偿”。例如:You should make up for your loss.(你应该弥补你的损失。)此短语与本题要表达的“接受不如理想工作”的意思不相符,所以D选项不合适。