单选题Despite his remarks that triggered bitter debates, the president insisted he was telling the truth.AterminatedBdisseminatedCextinguishedDinitiated
单选题
Despite his remarks that triggered bitter debates, the president insisted he was telling the truth.
A
terminated
B
disseminated
C
extinguished
D
initiated
参考解析
解析：
句意：尽管总统的话引发了激烈争论，但他坚持认为自己讲的是实话。trigger的意思是“诱发，引发”。terminate使终止；使结束。disseminate传播，散布，普及。extinguish扑灭；灭绝。initiate开始，创始；发起；使初步了解。
句意：尽管总统的话引发了激烈争论，但他坚持认为自己讲的是实话。trigger的意思是“诱发，引发”。terminate使终止；使结束。disseminate传播，散布，普及。extinguish扑灭；灭绝。initiate开始，创始；发起；使初步了解。
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