1 (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to make sb unable to think clearly or to know what to do 使(某人的思绪)混乱;扰乱:
He confused everybody with his pages of facts and figures.他一页页的事实与数据把所有人都弄胡涂了。
2confuse A and/with B to mistake sb/sth for sb/sth else 混淆:
I often confuse Lee with his brother. They look very much alike.我常把李和他弟弟弄混了。他们长得很像。
3 to make sth complicated 使复杂化:
The situation is confused by the fact that so many organizations are involved.由于涉及很多机构,情况变得复杂了。
confuse/kənˋfjuz; kənˈfjuːz/v [T]1 to make someone feel that they cannot think clearly or understand something 使困惑﹐使糊涂: His directions really confused me. 他指的路线真把我弄糊涂了。2 to think wrongly that a person or thing is someone or something else 混淆﹐搞错: confuse sb/sth with sb/sth It's easy to confuse Sue with her sister. 很容易把苏和她姐姐搞错。3 to make something more complicated or difficult to understand 使更复杂﹔使更难懂: The media were accused of confusing the issue . 媒体被指责把这个问题弄得更复杂。
confuseconfuseconfusesconfusedconfusingverb (confuses, confusing, confused)1to mix somebody's ideas, so that they cannot think clearly or understand: They confused me by asking so many questions.2to think that one thing or person is another thing or person: I often confuse Lee with his brother. They look so similar.▶ confusingadjectivedifficult to understand: This map is very confusing.