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con·fu·sion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 骚乱；混乱，混乱状态
The sound of gunfire caused confusion outside the hotel. 枪声在旅馆外面引起了骚乱。
The room was in a state of confusion. 房间一片杂乱。
A mass of long blonde hair was blown into hopeless confusion by the swirling winds. 一头金色长发被一阵阵旋风吹得乱七八糟，不可收拾。
2. 辨别不清，混淆
Through confusion with my twin brother, I was taken for a brilliant footballer. 由于被错认为我的孪生兄弟，我被当成足球健将了。
The teacher cleared up the student's confusion over (或 about) the tenses. 教师帮那个学生搞清了时态的用法。
To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colours. 为免搞错，参赛各队穿不同颜色的衣服。
3. 困惑；糊涂；慌乱
The old man looked in confusion at his new surroundings. 老人以迷茫的目光打量着新环境。
4. 局促不安；窘迫
Her husband's behaviour made her blush in confusion. 她丈夫的行为使她羞愧得满面通红。
5. 神志迷乱，头脑不清
Confusion sometimes accompanies old age. 有时，混沌的思维伴随老龄出现。
6. 〈古〉[用作诅咒语或感叹语]失败，毁灭
Confusion to such a tyrant king. 让这类暴君见鬼去吧!
drink confusion to sb. 举杯诅咒某人
phr. be covered with confusion 非常局促不安 confusion of tongues 【宗】言语淆乱 (源出基督教《圣经·旧约》) confusion worse confounded乱上加乱，一团糟 throw sb. into confusion 使某人惊慌失措 |