多选题 Despairing that the performance of the chief executive would ever improve, the corporation"s board of directors took decisive action and ______ him.
【正确答案】 B、D
【答案解析】[解析] ●逗号说明前后同义重复。
●空格与despairing(绝望的)同义重复。
●coddle溺爱，banish罢免，tease挑逗，oust罢免，chide责备，taunt奚落。答案选BD。