Word · Frequency #4666
Fully loadedconfusing
使困惑；使糊涂
confusing is the present participle of confuse.
to make someone unable to think clearly or understand something
- 1.
to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
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
- 2.
To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
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)
- 3.
To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
彻底混合；混淆；使混乱
- 4.
To be confused.
感到困惑
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)
In use
The sudden change of rules confused all the players.
Please do not confuse me with such a long explanation.
The confusing layout of the website makes it hard to find anything.
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.
复杂的说明把我弄糊涂了。
be confused about
表示对某事感到迷惑不解。
She was confused about the new policy.
Connections
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
- These two terms are easily confused.这两个术语很容易混淆。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘con’（骗）和‘fuse’（保险丝短路），骗局加上短路，让人混乱。
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。
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/.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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