Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank by taking the best suitable word from the options.

Human rights are routinely ____________ in China.

  1. trounced

  2. trampled

  3. trifled

  4. troubled
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Trampled is the correct collocation for rights being violated or crushed completely. Troounced means to defeat badly in competition, trifled means to treat as unimportant, and troubled is too mild for systematic human rights violations.

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