The aim of this book is to foster good social work practice with the elderly and their families, and the first chapter sets out to clarify our understanding of the ________ elderly in relation to their families.
本题考查形式相近的形容词词义辨析。四个选项均以字母v开头,形式上容易 使人混淆,但词义各不相同。vigilant意为“ 警惕的;警醒的;注意的;警戒的”,vehement意为“感情强烈的,热烈的;激烈的;激越;慷慨”,venomous意为“有毒的;恶毒的;分泌毒液的;怨恨的”,vulnerable意为“ 易受攻击的;易受伤害的;脆弱的”。结合本题,vulnerable最符合句意,故选D 。
[参考译文]本书意在培养针对老年人及其家庭的良好社会工作实践,第一章阐述了我们 对弱势老人与其家庭关系的理解。
[词汇拓展] vehement adj.意为 “ 感情强烈的;激烈的;激越;慷慨”。
e.g. vehement opposition 强烈反对
She suddenly became very vehement and agitated,jumping around and shouting.她突然变得 激动狂躁,四处乱跳还大喊大叫。
Despite vehement opposition,the Act became law.尽管遭到强烈的反对,这项法案还是成 了法律。