Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

My father was as poor as a church mouse growing up, so his sole focus was to give his kids every opportunity in life that he missed out on.

A. looked like a million dollars

B. was born with a silver spoon in his mouth 

C. was short ofcash 

D. was very poor

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B

Từ trái nghĩa - kiến thức về thành ngữ

Tạm dịch: Cha tôi lớn lên trong nghèo khó, vì vậy, mục tiêu duy nhất của ông là mang đến cho con cái mọi cơ hội trong cuộc sống cái mà ông đã bỏ lỡ.

=> As poor as a church mouse: nghèo xác xơ

Xét các đáp án:

A. look like a million dollars: trông lộng lẫy, hấp dẫn

B. be born with a silver spoon in one‘s mouth: sinh ra trong mot gia đình giàu có

C. be short of cash: kẹt tiền

D. be very poor: rất nghèo