语法与词汇

Behind his large smiles and large cigars, his eyes often seemed to ________ regret.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

从所给信息看, 句子的大意是“在他绽开的笑容和嘴中含着的巨大的雪茄背后,眼睛里似乎常常带着忧郁”。 brim 的本意是指“容器的内边缘”, 如: fill the pot to the brim(把锅盛满)。 动词短语 brim with something 意为“充满……”、“……满得快要溢出”, 此处符合题意。 再如: His eyes brimmed with tears. (她双眼都是泪。 )teem with 的意思也是“充满”,但一般与数量有关, 不与抽象名词连用。 如: His report teems with figures. (他的报告充满了大量数据。 )come with 意为“以……出现”; look with 意为“以……方式去看”。