confuse

verb

1. 使糊涂；使迷惑
   to make sb unable to think clearly or understand sth
   1. They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened.
      他们对发生的事所作的陈述自相矛盾，使我迷惑不解。
2. （将…）混淆，混同
   to think wrongly that sb/sth is sb/sth else
   1. People often confuse me and my twin sister.
      人们常常把我和我的孪生妹妹搞错。
   2. Be careful not to confuse quantity with quality.
      注意不要把数量与质量混淆了。
3. 使更难于理解
   to make a subject more difficult to understand
   1. His comments only served to confuse the issue further.
      他的评论只是把问题弄得更加复杂。

1. VERB 混淆;搞错
   If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
   1. Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects...
      大家非常谨慎，以免把这两类项目弄混。
   2. I can't see how anyone could confuse you with another!
      我不明白怎么会有人把你和另外一个人搞混！
2. VERB 把…弄糊涂;使困惑
   To confuse someone means to make it difficult for them to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
   1. German politics surprised and confused him.
      德国政治既令他惊讶，又让他困惑不解。
3. VERB 搅乱;使复杂化
   To confuse a situation means to make it complicated or difficult to understand.
   1. To further confuse the issue, there is an enormous variation in the amount of sleep people feel happy with.
      使问题进一步复杂化的是，每个人需要的睡眠时间千差万别。

1. Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects
   大家非常谨慎，以免把这两类项目弄混。
2. I can't see how anyone could confuse you with another!
   我不明白怎么会有人把你和另外一个人搞混！
3. German politics surprised and confused him.
   德国政治既令他惊讶，又让他困惑不解。
4. To further confuse the issue, there is an enormous variation in the amount of sleep people feel happy with.
   使问题进一步复杂化的是，每个人需要的睡眠时间千差万别。
5. Do not draw it on the chart, however, as this will confuse the issue
   但不用把它画到图上去，因为那样反而会混淆问题的重点。
6. I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life
   我认为把书本同生活混为一谈是大错特错。
7. People are apt to confuse the two issues.
   人们容易把这两个问题混淆起来。
8. Don't confuse liberty with license.
   不要把自由与放纵混为一谈。
9. Unfortunately, Javadoc and XML have adopted the same vocabulary, so be careful not to confuse them.
   不幸的是，Javadoc和XML采用相同的词汇，所以小心不要把它们混淆了。
10. Another common mistake is to confuse a prefix with an identifier.
    另一种常见的错误是混淆了前缀和标识符。
11. But you shouldn't confuse a health app with your doctor.
    但是你不应该把你的医生与健康应用混淆。
12. Do you confuse speculating with investing?
    你是否混同了投机和投资？
13. Do you confuse skill and luck?
    你是否混淆了技巧和运气？
14. It's a common case to confuse wealth with happiness.
    把财富和幸福混为一谈是很常见的情况。
15. We must be careful not to confuse a segment and a.
    我们必须小心不要把细分市场和部分市场混淆。
16. But when you try to override my decisions in combat, all you do is confuse the issue.
    但当你试图不顾我的决定时，你所做的就把全部都搞乱了。
17. Don't confuse that with impulse; it has nothing to do with impulse.
    别将其与冲量混淆；，它与冲量无关。
18. He's trying to confuse you!
    他在试图把你搞糊涂！
19. Why do I have to confuse you with technical jargon?
    为什麽我要混淆你的技术术语？
20. Don't confuse it with angular velocity.
    不要把它，和角速度混淆。
21. If we confuse these three levels we will not think clearly.
    如果我混淆了这三个等级，我们不会清晰地思考。
22. Don't confuse what you like with what works best for you.
    不要混淆你所喜欢的和对你而言最有效的。
23. Don't let the two types of training and their ranges confuse you.
    不要让两种类型的培训和范围混淆你。
24. Don't confuse that with period T; T this is tension T.
    不要和周期T混淆；，这是张力。
25. Do you confuse before-the-fact strategy with after-the-fact outcome?
    你是否混同了事先的计划和事后的结果？
26. I often confuse you and your brother.
    我常把你和你哥哥弄错了。
27. I was just confuse because I don't know anything about Singapore.
    我是混淆，因为我不知道什么关于新加坡。
28. You should not confuse your career with your life.
    你不应该把你的事业和生活混淆。
29. I often confuse Lee with his brother.
    我常把李和他的弟弟弄混了。

  puzzle baffle bewilder confuse【导航词义：困惑】

  puzzle v. 使困惑，使迷惑

〔辨析〕指无法理解某事而感到有些困扰。

  baffle v. 使困惑，难倒

〔辨析〕指完全不能理解或解释问题、行为等。

  bewilder v. 使困惑，使迷茫

〔辨析〕多指不知所措、无法清楚地思考，通常用被动语态。

  confuse v. 使困惑，把…弄糊涂

〔辨析〕词义同 bewilder，但程度略轻。

verb

1. mistake one thing for another
   1. you are confusing me with the other candidate
   2. I mistook her for the secretary

   Synonym:    confound

2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
   1. Her remarks confused the debate
   2. Their words obnubilate their intentions

   Synonym:    blurobscureobnubilate

3. be confusing or perplexing to
   1. These questions confuse even the experts
   2. This question completely threw me
   3. This question befuddled even the teacher

   Synonym:    throwfoxbefuddlefuddlebedevilconfounddiscombobulate

4. assemble without order or sense
   1. She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence

   Synonym:    jumblemix up

5. cause to feel embarrassment
   1. The constant attention of the young man confused her

   Synonym:    flurrydisconcertput off