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。

Examples from the Corpus

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.

→ confuse the issue/matter/argument etc at confuse(1)

单词	confuse the issue/matter/argument etc
释义	confuse the issue/matter/argument etc 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。 Examples from the Corpus 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. → confuse the issue/matter/argument etc at confuse(1)
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