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perplex [pə'plɛks]
【考法】 VERB If something perplexes you, it confuses and worries you because you do not understand it or because it causes you difficulty. 使困惑；使担心；迷惑
【例句】It perplexed him because he was tackling it the wrong way.
由于处理不当，这个问题令他大伤脑筋。
problematic [ˌprɑblə'mætɪk]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Something that is problematic involves problems and difficulties. 有问题的；有困难的；疑难的
【例句】Some places are more problematic than others for women traveling alone.
对那些独自旅行的女性来说，在有些地方遇到的问题会比其他地方更多。
tournament ['tʊrnəmənt]
【考法】 N-COUNT A tournament is a sports competition in which players who win a match continue to play further matches in the competition until just one person or team is left. 锦标赛
【例句】They dropped two games in a row and were eliminated from the tournament.
他们在划船比赛中输了两场比赛，并被淘汰出局。
gust [ɡʌst]
【考法】 N-COUNT A gust is a short, strong, sudden rush of wind. 一阵强风；一阵狂风
【例句】A gust of wind drove down the valley.
一阵狂风刮过山谷。
ambush ['æmbʊʃ]
【考法】 VERB If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them. 打埋伏；伏击
【例句】The Guatemalan army says rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen.
危地马拉军方说叛乱分子伏击打死了10名巡逻兵。
faulty ['fɔlti]
【考法】 ADJ If you describe someone’s argument or reasoning as faulty, you mean that it is wrong or contains mistakes, usually because they have not been thinking in a logical way. （论证或推理）错误的，谬误的，不完善的
【例句】Their interpretation was faulty —they had misinterpreted things.
他们的理解是错误的——他们将事情曲解了。
apprehensive [ˌæprɪ'hɛnsɪv]
【考法】 ADJ -GRADED Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen. 担心的；忧虑的；恐惧的
【例句】People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
人们对于将来仍然非常担心。
inflame [ɪn'flem]
【考法】 VERB If something inflames a situation or inflames people’s feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something. 使更加激动；引起……的热情；使愤怒
【例句】The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation.
将军认为叛乱者是造成形势激化的原因。
primeval [praɪ'mɪvəl]
【考法】 ADJ You use primeval to describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world. 太古的；原始的；远古的
【例句】.the dense primeval forests that once covered inland Brittany.
曾经覆盖着布列塔尼大区内陆的茂密的原始森林
anxiety [æŋ'zaɪəti]
【考法】 N-UNCOUNT Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry. 忧虑；焦虑；不安
【例句】Her voice was full of anxiety.
她的声音满是焦虑不安。
pave [pev]
【考法】 VERB If a road or an area of ground has been paved, it has been covered with flat blocks of stone or concrete, so that it is suitable for walking or driving on. 铺（路或地面）
【例句】The avenue had never been paved, and deep mud made it impassable in winter.
这条大街从未铺过路面，冬天泥泞不堪，无法通行。
outperform [ˌaʊtpə'fɔrm]
【考法】 VERB If one thing outperforms another, the first is more successful or efficient than the second. 做得比……好；比……更高效
【例句】In recent years the Austrian economy has outperformed most other industrial economies.
近几年，奥地利的经济发展超过了其他多数工业国。