单选题It kept raining for several weeks in that summer and the floods did not start to _____ until two days after the rain had stopped.AretireBrecedeCretreatDsink

单选题
It kept raining for several weeks in that summer and the floods did not start to _____ until two days after the rain had stopped.
A

retire

B

recede

C

retreat

D

sink


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解析:
句意:那个夏天,雨下了好几个星期,洪水在雨停了两天后才开始退去。recede后退,多指“潮水后退”,“经济衰退”等。retire退休,引退。retreat多指“军队撤退”。sink下沉。

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