It must compete 【toe-to-toe】 with the United States, Western Eur

It must compete 【toe-to-toe】 with the United States, Western Europe and Japan.
A、directly
B、intimately
C、indirectly
D、hostility
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：句意：它必须直接与美国、西欧和日本进行竞争。toe-to-toe意为“面对面地，直接地”。选项中directly意为“直接地”;intimately意为“亲密地”;indirectly意为“间接地”；hostility意为“敌意”。故本题选A。