Which answer would you choose?
David was___by his family because he worked hand in glove with a gang of criminals to rub the commercial bank of jewelry
A. deserted
B. abandoned
C. refuted
D. repelled
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Answers · 4
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Of these options, I would choose 'B'.
- 'A', "deserted" is typically used when a person leaves something behind (i.e. "deserted the military", "deserted the town"). Maybe it could be used in this case, but to me it sounds weird.
- 'C', "refuted" is used when you're denying some claim (i.e. "president refuted claims of inappropriate behavior", "the man refuted rumors regarding a secret pact"). There is no claim here that is being refuted.
- 'D', "repelled"is used to describe the action of fighting back against something (i.e. "repelling insects by spraying a repellant", "Iraq was able to repel the first attack by the united forces"). In this case, there's no evidence that David was forcefully trying to be with his family.
The word "shunned" might work here as well, but it's not one of the options.
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I agree with Timo on this question. Abandoned suggests he would be 'given the cold shoulder' or 'ostracised' so, in effect they would have nothing further to do with him because of his involvement in criminal activities. 'Deserted' can best be used to suggest someone moving away from something. In this instance they aren't necessarily moving away from him, just having nothing further to do with him.
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"rub" is 摸?磨?"rob" would be the word here.
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The best word would be "disowned." Sadly, it is not one of the choices.
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