confuse
verb[T]
uk/kənˈfjuːz/us/kənˈfjuːz/B2
tomixup someone'smindorideas, or to make somethingdifficulttounderstand:
使困惑,使糊涂;使混乱You're confusing him! Tell himslowlyand one thing at atime.你把他搞糊涂了!慢慢跟他讲,一次说一件事。
Stop confusing theissue(= making theproblemunnecessarilydifficult)!别再把事情越搞越乱!
B2
tomixup twoseparatethings orpeopleinyourmind,imaginingthat they are one:
将…混同,将…混淆You're confusing mewithmysister- she's thesinger.你把我当成我姐姐了——她才是歌手。
It'seasyto confuse hisfilms, because hetendsto use the sameactors.他的影片很容易混淆,因为他老是用相同的演员。
- Ithinkyou're confusing him with someoneelse.
- If you give them too muchdetail, you'll just confuse them.
- We were confused by thefactthat thesignspointedinoppositedirections.
- Stop confusing me with all thosefigures!
- Theinstructionsaredesignedto confusepeople.
Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bedazzle
- befuddle
- bemuse
- disorientate
- dosomeone'shead inidiom
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throwsomeonefor a loopidiom
- loop
- puzzle
- search
- throw
- throw(someone)a curve (ball)idiom
- throwsomeoneoff balanceidiom
- tie
- tiesomeone(up) in knotsidiom
- unbalance
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