confuse
v
1 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
make (sb) unable to think clearly; puzzle; bewilder 把(某人)弄糊涂; 使迷惑; 使為難
They confused me by asking so many questions. 他們提了一大堆問題, 把我都弄糊涂了.
2 [Tn] put (sth) into disorder; upset 把(某事物)搞亂; 打亂
Her unexpected arrival confused all our plans. 她突然來到把我們所有的計劃全打亂了.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ A and/with B mistake one person or thing for another 把此人或此物誤當作彼人或彼物; 混淆
I always confuse the sisters
they look so alike.我總是分不出這對姐妹, 她們看上去簡直一模一樣.
Don't confuse Austria and/with Australia. 不要把奧地利跟澳大利亞弄混淆了.
This construction should not be confused with the regular passive. 這種句法結構不可與按規則變化的被動語態相混淆.
4 [Tn] make (sth) unclear; muddle 使(某事物)模糊不清; 使含糊
a confused argument 自相矛盾的論點
Don't confuse the issue, eg by introducing irrelevant topics. 不要把問題攪亂(如提出無關的話題).