Ever since Geoffrey sent a sizeable cheque to a well-known charity he's been ________with requests for money from all sides.
句子大意为“自从 Geoffrey 给一个著名的慈善机构寄去了一张数额较大的支票后, 四面八方都向他索要金钱”。 四个选项都多少带有“被打倒、 击溃” 的意思, 但是只有bombarded 用在这里, 含有一种比喻, 即“被索要金钱的要求所包围”。 bombard 经常用于bombard someone with something, 表示“对某人询问或给予信息过多”的意思。 如: The speaker was bombarded with questions after the speech. (演讲之后, 听众给演讲人提了很多问题; )Today we are bombarded with advice on what to eat and what to avoid. (今天我们被该吃什么和不该吃什么这样的建议所包围。 )