专四

单选题 Life is a candle __________ to bum ever brighter.

A.being meant
B.meaning
C.to mean
D.meant

参考答案:D进入在线模考
D。生命是一支愈燃愈亮的蜡烛。考查非谓语动词。mean作及物动词时表示“为特定的目的或结果设计、打算或预定”,故可以说sth.is  Meant for…或者sth.ismeanttod0,表示某物是用来干什么的,或者某事物的目的是什么。此句中使用meant,即过去分词短语作定语,也是同样的用法。

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