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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4666 COCA: 3518

confuse

Word family 
con·fuse /kənˈfjuːz/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  CONFUSEDto make someone feel that they cannot think clearly or do not understand 使困惑，把〔某人〕弄糊涂
 I understand the text but the diagrams are confusing me.
文字我理解，但是图表把我弄糊涂了。
2  CONFUSEDto think wrongly that a person or thing is someone or something else 〔把人或物〕混淆，弄错
 People might well confuse the two products.
人们很容易混淆这两种产品。
confuse somebody/something with somebody/something
 I always confuse you with your sister – you look so alike.
我总是把你和你妹妹搞错，你们俩太像了。
 Donald Regan, not to be confused with former President Ronald Reagan
唐纳德•里根，不要把他与前总统罗纳德•里根混淆
3  confuse the issue/matter/argument etc CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDto make it even more difficult to think clearly about a situation or problem or to deal with it 使问题/事情/争论等更加复杂
 He kept asking unnecessary questions which only confused the issue.
他不停地问些无关紧要的问题，反而使这个问题更为复杂。
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confuse the issue/matter/argument etc• His reply was inpart denial of the criticisms, and inpart an attempt to change the issue or confuse the matter.• Making comparisons between brains is a very risky business because there are confounding variables to confuse the issue.• Perceptions, such as hers, distort the truth and confuse the issue.• The politicians, on the lookout for arguments to extend their authoritarianism, jumped at this opportunity to confuse the issue.• This will only serve to confuse the issue.• The Catholic arguments confuse the issue, but this time, for all the wrong reasons, the Pope is infallible.• This attempt to confuse the issue went unanswered, and Santa Anna continued his preparations to advance on the capital.
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confuse• You don't write a resume to get a job; you write it to get an interview - don't get the two things confused.• His policies, especially in the first two years of his presidency, often have been confusing and contradictory.• I always confuse Anthea with her sister - they're so alike.• I hope my explanation didn't confuse everybody.• His sudden change in mood completely confused her.• She was confusing him with her old dreams.• Don't show him the other way of doing it - it'll only confuse him.• I think my explanation only confused matters further.• The instructions just confused me even more.• The Press Secretary gave a completely different version of events, which greatly confused the situation.• This nomenclature tends to confuse the terminology.• The twins liked to confuse their teachers by switching seats.• It is only by confusing them that Atkins can hold that mathematics and physical reality are identical.• It would be difficult to confuse this with any other species.• We must be careful not to confuse two issues here.• Try not to confuse "your" and "you're".
confuse somebody/something with somebody/something• In-line skating is not to be confused with roller skating.
Origin confuse
(1800-1900) confused
con·fuse verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4666 COCA: 3518
confuse

verb¹

 1make sb unable to think clearly; make sth unclear使困惑；使混亂ADVERB➤completely, really, thoroughly, totally, utterly完全弄糊塗；確實糊塗◇Seeing the two of them together totally confused me.看到他們兩個在一起，我給完全搞糊塗了。➤slightly, somewhat使有些糊塗➤deliberately故意混淆◇They have deliberately confused the general public with their claims.他們故意用自己的要求混淆大眾的視線。➤further使更混亂◇I will try to be brief and avoid further confusing the issue.我盡量簡要地說，免得把問題弄得更複雜。
confuse

verb²

 2mistake sb/sth for another person/thing混淆ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤easily容易混淆◇You can easily confuse the two paintings.這兩幅畫很容易弄混。PREPOSITION➤for (especially NAmE) 把⋯誤作⋯◇The condition can sometimes be confused for influenza.這種症狀有時候會被誤作流感。➤with把⋯與⋯弄混◇I sometimes confuse Jane with her sister.我有時把簡和她的妹妹搞混。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4666 COCA: 3518
confuse verb
⇨ confuse (These instructions confused everyone.) ⇨ complicate (confuse the issue) ⇨ take 8 (confuse sb with sb else) confuse

verb

confuse ♦︎ puzzle ♦︎ bewilder ♦︎ baffle ♦︎ mystify ♦︎ perplex ♦︎ defeat ♦︎ stump ♦︎ beatThese are all words that can be used when you cannot understand or explain sth. 这些词均表示使迷惑、使困惑、使糊涂。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It puzzles / baffles / beats me how / why...◆It puzzles / baffles me that...◆What puzzles / baffles / mystifies / beats me is...■ confuse [transitive] to make sb feel that they do not understand sth and so cannot think clearly about it 使糊涂；使迷惑◆These instructions confused everyone.这些说明让每个人都感到糊涂。◆Doctors love to confuse us with obscure Latin names and terms.医生爱用晦涩的拉丁名和术语迷惑我们。■ puzzle [transitive](of a question or strange fact or behaviour) to be too difficult or strange for sb to answer or understand （问题、奇怪的事或行为）迷惑，使困惑◆This question has puzzled scientists for decades.这个问题已经困惑科学家数十载。◆What puzzles me is why he left without telling anyone.令我不解的是他为什么没有告诉任何人就离开了。■ bewilder bɪˈwɪldə(r) [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to confuse and worry sb because they do not know what is happening or do not know what to do 使迷惑；使困扰；使不知所措◆His complete lack of interest in money bewilders his family.他对金钱完全没有兴趣，他的家人觉得很不解。■ baffle [transitive] to puzzle you very much 使大为困惑；难住◆Scientists are baffled as to why so many young people are affected.科学家对为什么会有这么多年轻人受影响大惑不解。■ mystify ˈmɪstɪfaɪ [transitive] (rather formal) to puzzle you very much 使大为困惑；难住◆The popularity of the programme mystifies me.这个节目受欢迎让我很不解。■ perplex pəˈpleks; NAmE pərˈpleks [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to puzzle you very much, especially in a way that makes you feel slightly worried 使大为困惑，难住（尤指令人感到有些担忧）◆That is a question which has perplexed philosophers.那是一个令哲学家感到困惑的问题。NOTE 辨析 Confuse, puzzle, bewilder, baffle, mystify or perplex?When sth confuses you, it is difficult for you to think clearly and you are not sure what to say or do. With bewilder or perplex there is a sense of being upset or worried as well as being unable to understand. Something puzzles you when you don't know why it has happened or don't know what the answer is. Baffle and mystify are stronger words than puzzle; they suggest that you can't explain or understand sth at all. * confuse指令人茫然、不知如何是好。bewilder或perplex指令人不解，并且焦虑不安。puzzle指事情起因或问题答案不清楚而产生困惑。baffle和mystify比puzzle语气更强，指事物完全无法解释或理解而令人困扰。■ defeat [transitive] (rather formal) to be too difficult for sb to understand or answer 使难以理解；难住◆The instruction manual completely defeated me.这份操作指南我完全看不懂。◆Question 6 defeated us.第6题难住了我们。■ stump [transitive, usually passive] (informal) to ask sb a question that is too difficult for them to answer or give them a problem that they cannot solve 难住；难倒◆At first I was stumped by the question.起初我被这个问题难住了。◆I'm stumped. I don't know how they got here before us.我搞不懂了，不明白他们怎么比我们来得还早。■ beat (beat, beaten) [transitive] (informal, spoken) to be sth that you cannot understand or explain or do not know 难住；难倒◆It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it.我弄不懂他为什么这样做。◆'Where's she gone?' 'Beats me.'“她去哪儿了？”“你问倒我了。”
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