多选题 The painter lamented the evanescence of beauty, even though she seemed in several of her work to have ______ it as it passed and so ______ it for posterity.

A、 arrested
B、 dispelled
C、 vanquished
D、 absolved
E、 diminished
F、 preserved

【正确答案】 A、F

【答案解析】[解析] ● even though说明前后反义重复；as说明前后同义重复。
● 两空联动，同义重复；第一空与evanescence(消失)反义重复。
● arrest留住，dispel消除，vanquish克服；absolve赦免，diminish减少，preserve留住。答案选AF。