Word · Frequency #4666
Fully loadedconfuse
使困惑；使糊涂
核心释义
to make someone unable to think clearly or understand something
- 1.
使困惑、迷惑、难住、使不知所措；因复杂、矛盾或难以理解而困扰
to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
- 2.
混淆,弄错(将一物与另一物混淆)；误认为(将一物误认为另一物)
To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
- 3.
彻底混合；混淆；使混乱
To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
- 4.
感到困惑
To be confused.
混淆；认错；使模糊；使混乱；使狼狈；使窘迫；使困惑、迷惑、难住、使不知所措；因复杂、矛盾或难以理解而困扰；混淆,弄错(将一物与另一物混淆)；误认为(将一物误认为另一物)
用法In use
The sudden change of rules confused all the players.
用法提示：confuse 作及物动词，在句中表示‘使……困惑’，过去式 confused 描述已发生的情况。
Please do not confuse me with such a long explanation.
用法提示：confuse 在祈使句中用原形，后接宾语 me，表示‘使……糊涂’。
The confusing layout of the website makes it hard to find anything.
用法提示：confusing 是 confuse 的现在分词形式，作定语形容事物‘令人困惑的’。
confuse A with B
表示把一个人或事物错当成另一个。
I often confuse John with his brother.
我经常把约翰和他的兄弟搞混。
confuse sb
表示使人困惑或不知所措。
The complicated instructions confused me.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- confuse A with B
- 把A和B混淆
- I often confuse Lisa with her twin sister.我经常把丽莎和她的双胞胎姐姐搞混。
- confuse about
- 对…感到困惑
- Many students are confused about the new rules.许多学生对新的规定感到困惑。
- get confused
- 变得困惑
- If you get confused, just ask for help.如果你感到困惑，就寻求帮助。
- confuse the issue
- 混淆问题
- His lengthy explanation only confused the issue further.他冗长的解释反而使问题更加混淆。
- easily confused
- 容易混淆
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘con’（骗）和‘fuse’（保险丝短路），骗局加上短路，让人混乱。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于日常对话和书面语，表示使困惑或混淆。比较常见于描述令人困惑的情况或事物。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'confuse' (/kənˈfjuːz/) as they share the final /-uːz/ sound. Note that 'use' as a noun is pronounced /juːs/, and 'lose' is spelled with -ose but pronounced with /uːz/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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