单选题 I can't understand how he can feel that his colleagues are always ready to denounce him.(2003年中国人民大学考博试题)

A、 compliment
B、 criticize
C、 flatter
D、 challenge

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：题中的denounce的意思是“公开指责，谴责”：criticize的意思是“批评，责备”，与之相符，如：His policies were severely criticized．(他的政策受到了严厉批评。)其他三项“compliment恭维，称赞；flatter奉承，过分夸赞：challenge挑战”都不正确。