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。