单选题 Players will be ______ against four others worldwide in a timed competition to answer trivia questions from the 1950s to present day.
A. trifled B. wreathed C. instigated D. pitted

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] trifle“浪费，轻视”；wreathe“环绕盘旋”；instigate“鼓动”；pit“使留疤痕，使竞争”，pit against“使与……对抗，使相斗”。