| 释义 |
con·fuse /kənˈfjuːz/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 使混乱，搞乱
He confused the arrangements by arriving late. 他因迟到而打乱了一应安排。
Don't confuse the papers on his desk. 不要把他书桌上的书信文件弄乱了。
2. 使(图画、叙述等)轮廓(或各别的组成部分)模糊不清
confuse the issues of an argument 使辩论的问题不明确
3. [常用被动语态]使困惑；把…弄糊涂；扰乱(思路等)
I was confused by all the noise. 我被所有这些噪声扰得心慌意乱。
They confused the teacher by having the same names. 他们因同名同姓把老师搞糊涂了。
4. 辨不清，混淆，把…混同
Even the family confused the twins. 甚至家里人也分不清那对孪生儿。
confuse a butterfly with (或 and) a moth 混同蝴蝶和飞蛾
confuse dates 搞错日期
5. 使局促不安，使窘迫
Her boldness confused him. 她的泼辣冒失使他受窘。
6. 〈古〉击溃，打垮
❷ vi.
分不清，辨别不出
I always confuse between him and John. 他和约翰两个人我老分不清。
[<OFr confus< L confūsus mingled together < confundere; 见 CONFOUND] |