单选题
Not all member states
abided by
the principle they had agreed on previously.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题意:并非所有的成员国都遵循他们先前达成一致的原则。
abide by是个短语,意为“服从,遵守”。
A项adhere to意为“遵循,依附”;例:He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
B项abandoned意为“被放弃的,被遗弃的”;例:He despairingly abandoned his search. 他绝望地放弃了寻找。
C项applied意为“应用的,实用的”。例:He plans to put more money into applied research. 他打算将更多资金投入应用研究的计划。
D项adopted意为“被收养的,被采用的”;Finally they adopted the suggestion. 最后他们采纳了这个建议。故选A。