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Dad had a hang-up about that expletive, even if he didn't totally abstain

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单选题Dad had a hang-up about that expletive, even if he didn't totally abstain from cursing.He also got irritated when Archie Bunker said "GD” on television.

A.sustain

B.attain

C.entertain

D.refrain

参考答案：D

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答案解析：形近词辨析。“expletive （咒骂语）”和“cursing （咒骂）”词性不同，语义相近。前半句“父亲对骂人的话说不出口，尽管他不能完全______咒骂”，根据“even if”让步条件的言外之意，推断“abstain from”和“hang-up”语义应该相近，为“忍住”。后半句的关键词“irritated （生气）”的语义也能推断出这一情绪引发的反应。除了语义，refrain还能与from搭配。故选D。

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