多选题 Media reports alleged that the candidate"s campaign strategy was designed to ______ her opponent"s chances for election by defaming his reputation.

A、 hobble
B、 hamper
C、 expedite
D、 decode
E、 augment
F、 accelerate

【正确答案】 A、B

【答案解析】[解析] ●by说明前后同义重复。
●主格与defaming his reputation(搞臭他的名声)同义重复。
●hobble阻止，hamper阻止，expedite加强，decode解读，augment加强，accelerate加强。答案选AB。
●注：这里expedite，augment和accelerate是干扰项，同表示“加强”。