My thoughts are all in a muddle.

我的思维陷入一片混乱。

We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.

我们就要陷入无可救药的混乱。

...a general muddle of pencils and boxes. [+ of]

凌乱堆放的铅笔和铅笔盒

The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay.

这些法律导致了困惑、混乱和数年的耽搁。

...domestic muddles and family tensions.

混乱的国内形势和紧张的家庭关系

Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names. [VERB noun]

一两个评论家已经开始把这两个名字弄混了。

We are beginning to muddle the extended royal family and the monarchy. [VERB noun]

我们开始混淆皇室大家庭和君主制这两个概念了。