题目
The mother's eyes were ______ with tears when she heard that her son was alive. (brim)brimming
The mother's eyes were ______ with tears when she heard that her son was alive. (brim) brimming
题目解答
答案
根据句意,母亲听到儿子还活着时,眼中充满了泪水。这里需要一个与“brim”相关的词,表示“满溢的”。结合语境,应填入“brimming”,构成“be brimming with...”短语,表示“充满……”。完整句子为:
The mother's eyes were brimming with tears when she heard that her son was alive.
答案:brimming
解析
本题考查词汇的正确形式运用,解题关键在于理解句子语境以及“be brimming with”这一固定短语的用法。
- 首先分析句子结构,“The mother's eyes were... with tears”,这里需要一个合适的词来描述母亲眼睛和泪水的状态。
- 已知“brim”有“满溢”的意思,在英语中“be brimming with”是一个常用的固定短语,其含义为“充满……”。
- 结合句子所表达的情境,母亲听到儿子还活着,她的眼睛自然是充满了泪水,所以这里要用“brim”的现在分词形式“brimming”来构成“be brimming with”这个短语,使句子表达符合逻辑和语法要求。