单选题
Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were ______.
A. in no way
B. on the contrary
C. at a loss
D. of no avail
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题中in no way决不;on the contrary与此相反;at a loss困惑,不知所措;of no avail无效,不起作用,没有用。本题的主语是attempts,所填的短语要能和attempts搭配,根据题意,此处应该是表示“没有作用”的意思,应选D。句意是:在她觉得受到侮辱后努力劝说她留下是没有用的。