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1. delay n. 耽搁, 延迟
例句:His delay made the teacher angry.
他的迟到使老师生气了。
2. postpone vt. 延期; 推迟;展缓
例句:They postponed leaving because of the weather.
他们因天气原因而延期离开。
3. confusion n. 不确定,困惑, 糊涂; 不确定,困惑, 糊涂
例句:His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.
他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。
4. escalate v. (使)逐步升级; (使)逐步扩大;(使)更高, (使)更大
例句:The government escalated the war by starting to bomb enemy cities.
政府开始轰炸敌方的城市, 使战争进一步扩大。
5. rally v. 集合起来
例句:The teacher rallied the pupils before setting out for the museum.
在出发参观博物馆之前, 教师把学生们集合起来。
6. capacity n. 才能, 能力
例句:Their reasoning capacity must be developed.
他们的推理能力必须加以培养。
7. confront vt. 迎面遇到, 遭遇
例句:The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。
8. collude vi. 密谋,共谋
例句:She was charged on the supposition that she had colluded with her husband in the murders.
她被指控涉嫌与丈夫合谋杀人。
9. scandal n. 丑事, 丑闻
例句:The scandal tarnished his reputation.
丑闻败坏了他的名誉。
10. brawl n. 吵架, 打架
例句:Did you take part in the brawl yesterday?
昨天你参与吵架了吗?