单选题 The new laws threaten to ______ many people of the most elementary freedom.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】deprive sb. of sth．剥夺某人某物，阻止某人……的权利；snatch(at)设法抓住，抢；strip sb. of sth．除去衣物、覆盖物等；depress使沮丧。