—Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?—He held out for higher wages,

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—Do you know why Michael resigned from the board?
—He held out for higher wages, but was ________ in the end.

A．put down	B．broke down
C．cut down	D．turned down

答案

D

解析

D 考察动词。句义：—你转达米歇尔为什么会从董事会辞职吗？—他要求得到更高的工资，但是最后被拒绝了。根据句义可知turn down拒绝，put down放下，镇压；break down抛锚，出故障；cut down砍到，削减。