con·fused /kənˈfjuːzd/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj1 CONFUSEDunable to understand or think clearly about what someone is saying or what is happening 困惑的,糊塗的I’m totally confused. Could you explain that again? 我完全糊塗了,你能再解釋一遍嗎?
confused aboutIf you’re confused about anything, phone me. 如果你對什麽事有疑問,打電話給我。
All the roads looked the same and he felt thoroughly confused. 所有的路看上去都一樣,他完全糊塗了。
2 CLEAR/EASY TO UNDERSTANDnot clear or not easy to understand 不清楚的,混亂的;難懂的Witness statements presented a confused picture of the incident. 證人的證詞把事情的經過說得很混亂。
a lot of confused ideas 許多混淆的觀念
—confusedly /-ˈfjuːzɪdli/ adverbadv
THESAURUSconfused unable to understand what someone is saying or what is happening 〔因不理解而〕困惑的,糊塗的I was rather confused by his question. 他的問題讓我很困惑。
She gave me a confused look. 她不解地看了我一眼。
nWith the huge range of computers on the market, it’s easy to get confused.
nShe felt hurt and confused when her husband left her.
puzzled (also perplexed formal) confused because you cannot understand something, especially because it is different from what you expect 〔尤因事情和預料的不同而〕困惑的,迷惑的The doctor was puzzled by the man’s symptoms and ordered several further tests. 醫生對那人的症狀感到困惑,要求再多做幾項檢查。
He had a puzzled expression on his face. 他一臉迷惑不解的模樣。
Ross looked perplexed when the audience laughed. 聽衆笑了,羅斯卻一臉迷惑。
baffled very confused and unable to understand something, even though you have tried hard for a long time 〔因嘗試很久也沒有解決而〕非常困惑的Detectives admit they are baffled by the case. 警探們承認這個案子讓他們犯難。
a baffled expression 困惑的表情
bewildered /bɪˈwɪldəd $ -ərd/ very confused and surprised when something unusual and unexpected happens to you 〔因發生不尋常或意料之外的事而〕困惑的,迷惑而驚訝的He was bewildered to find three policemen at the front door. 看到門口站着三名警察,他愣住了。
Bewildered train passengers watched as the man was arrested. 不明所以的火車乘客看着那名男子被逮捕。
nAt first she was bewildered by all the noise and activity of the city.
bemused /bɪˈmjuːzd/ confused and surprised by what has happened, or by what someone has said 〔因發生的事或某人所說的話而〕困惑的Local residents seem bemused by the sudden arrival of all the tourists. 突然來了這麽多遊客,當地居民迷惑不解。
She told him to leave, but he just sat there with a bemused expression. 她叫他走,可他只是坐在那裏,一臉迷茫。
can’t think straight spoken to have difficulty thinking clearly, for example because you are too tired, too busy, or because a lot of things are happening around you 不能清楚地思考I can’t think straight with all this noise going on. 周圍這麽吵,我都沒法好好思考。