"Our life is ______ away by detail. Simplify, simplify." That dictum of Henry David Thorean’s, echoing from the days of steamboa

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问题 "Our life is ______ away by detail. Simplify, simplify." That dictum of Henry David Thorean’s, echoing from the days of steamboats and ox-drawn plows, had long haunted me.

选项 A、frittered
B、quenched
C、reproached
D、scouted

答案A

解析 fritter away浪费，慢慢消耗；frittered浪费，切碎；quenched结束，熄灭．；reproached责备；scouted侦察，监视。

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"Our life is ______ away by detail. Simplify, simplify." That dictum of Henry David Thorean’s, echoing from the days of steamboa

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