单选题 The employer tried to {{U}}bully{{/U}} his employees from staging strikes by threatening to close down the entire plant.
  • A. intimidate
  • B. integrate
  • C. ridicule
  • D. humiliate
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题中，bully的意思是“威吓，恐吓”。四个选项中，intimidate的意思是“胁迫”，如：He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities．(他说他决不会被名人、权威所吓倒。)integrate的意思是“使成整体”；ridicule的意思是“嘲笑”；humiliate的意思是“羞辱，使丢脸”。只有A项符合题意。