CONFUSED1 confused2 confused because something is difficult to understand3 something that makes you feel confused4 to make someone feel confused5 to think one person or thing is another person or thingRELATED WORDSsee alsoUNDERSTAND/NOT UNDERSTANDORGANIZESURE/NOT SURECLEAR/NOT CLEAR1 confused 困惑的；糊涂的confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ [adjective]not able to understand what is happening, what someone is saying etc, especially when this makes you feel worried 困惑的；糊涂的 I'm a little confused - could you explain it again? 我有点糊涂了—你能再解释一遍吗？ She felt hurt and confused when her husband left her. 丈夫离她而去，她感觉既伤心又迷惑。confused about We're a little confused about what we're supposed to be doing. 我们对应该做的事有点迷惑。get confused Every time someone tries to explain the Internet to me, I get even more confused. 每次有人向我解释互联网时，我就更加迷惑了。confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ [uncountable noun]the feeling you have when you are confused, or a situation in which people are confused 困惑，糊涂 The new rules have caused a lot of confusion. 新规章引起了许多困惑。confusion about/over There is still confusion over who is responsible for the accident. 谁该对这起事故负责还不清楚。throw somebody/something into confusionmake them feel confused 造成困惑 The final scene of the play threw much of the audience into confusion. 该剧的最后一幕令许多观众困惑。be in a muddle /biː ɪn ə ˈmʌdl/ [verb phrase]British informalconfused, especially because you are trying to do something complicated or because you have a lot of things to do 【英，非正式】被搞糊涂〔尤因要做复杂的事或有很多的事要做〕 I wonder if you could help Emma sort out the papers -- she's in a bit of a muddle. 我不知道你能否帮助埃玛整理一下文件—她已经有些糊涂了。be in a muddle about There were four phone calls at once and the secretary was in a muddle about who wanted to talk to who. 一下子来了四个电话，秘书都搞不清谁找谁了。get into a muddle It's best to paint the background first and then the pattern. That way you don't get into a muddle. 最好先漆背景，再漆图案。那样你就不会弄糊涂了。bewildered /bɪˈwɪldəʳd/ [adjective]very confused and surprised when something unusual and unexpected happens to you 困惑的；不知所措的 He was bewildered to find three policemen at the front door. 他看到前门有三个警察，感到大惑不解。 Police took a burglary report from a bewildered resident. 警方接到一位居民惊慌地报告发生了入室盗窃案。bewildered by/at At first she was bewildered by all the noise and activity of the city. 起初，她对城市中的噪音和繁忙感到不知所措。bemused /bɪˈmjuːzd/ [adjective]confused, surprised, and slightly annoyed by what has happened, or by what someone has said 茫然的；困惑不解的；错愕的〔指对发生的事或某人说的话〕 She told him to leave, but he just sat there with a bemused expression on his face. 她叫他离开，但他只是坐在那里，一脸迷惑。bemused by Shop-owners and residents alike seem bemused by the recent arrival of so many tourists. 店主和居民似乎都对近来出现那么多游客感到不解。mixed-up /ˌmɪkst ˈʌp◂/ [adjective]informalconfused, especially over a long period of time, and unable to decide what to do, especially because of personal or emotional problems 【非正式】〔尤因个人或情感问题长期地〕头脑混乱的，迷惘的 Carol wrote poems about her feelings to try and figure out why she felt so mixed-up. 卡罗尔创作有关自己感情的诗，试图找出自己为何如此迷惘。 With parents like that, it's no wonder he's a mixed-up kid. 有那样的父母，难怪这个孩子头脑混乱。2 confused because something is difficult to understand 因为某事难以理解而感到困惑puzzled /ˈpʌzəld/ [adjective]completely unable to understand why or how something happened, especially because it is very different from what you expect 〔尤因与期望的不同而〕迷惑的，糊涂的 I'm a little puzzled - why did you call her yourself when I specifically told you I would do it? 我有点不解——我特地告诉你我会打电话给她，你为什么还要打电话给她? After my explanation, Mandy still had a puzzled expression on her face. 我作了解释，曼迪仍然一脸困惑。puzzled by/at The doctor was puzzled by the man's symptoms and ordered several further tests. 医生对该男子的症状感到迷惑，于是作几个进一步检查。baffled /ˈbæfəld/ [adjective]very confused and unable to understand something, even though you have tried hard for a long time 困惑不解的 ‘I still can't figure this out,’ said Dane, baffled. “我还是想不出来。”戴恩困惑地说道。baffled by/at At times the old man seemed baffled by his surroundings. 有时，那个老人似乎对周围的环境感到茫然。baffled as to/about Detectives admit they are baffled about the killer's motive. 侦探们承认不理解凶手的动机。perplexed /pəʳˈplekst/ [adjective]formalconfused and worried by an event or situation that you do not understand 【正式】困惑的；茫然的 Mr Rice was staring at the report with a perplexed expression on his face. 赖斯先生盯着那份报告，一脸茫然。 The sudden ups and downs of the stock market have left analysts perplexed. 股市突然涨跌让分析家们不知所措。perplexed by Julie, perplexed by her boyfriend's sudden outburst, kept out of his way. 朱莉对男友的突然发怒不明究竟，便让他自己一个人待着。mystified /ˈmɪstɪfaɪd, ˈmɪstəfaɪd/ [adjective]if someone is mystified by something, they are completely unable to understand it, and they are often very surprised by it 困惑不解的 ‘How could you possibly have known that?’ he asked, totally mystified. “你怎么可能知道那件事？”他问道，大为困惑。mystified by Army officials are mystified by the illnesses that have struck veterans of the Gulf War. 军官们对海湾战争老兵得的病困惑不解。3 something that makes you feel confused 使人感到困惑的confusing /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ [adjective]confusing instructions, explanations, situations etc make you feel confused, because it is not clear what they mean or what you should do 〔指示、解释、情况等〕令人困惑的 The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost. 路标非常混乱，我们最后迷了路。 I found some of the questions really confusing. 我觉得有些问题实在让人困惑。confusing for The procedure can be a little confusing for beginners. 对新手来说，步骤可能有点难懂。puzzling /ˈpʌzəlɪŋ/ [adjective]apuzzling action or situation is very confusing, especially because it is strange or new, or because a lot of different things are happening at the same time 〔行为或情况〕令人迷惑的，令人费解的 Jan's decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling. 简决定不参加赛跑令人十分费解。 Don't you think it's puzzling that no-one noticed them leave? 你不认为没有人注意到他们离开是令人费解的吗？puzzling to Some of the results of the experiments were puzzling to researchers. 研究人员觉得有些实验结果令人迷惑。baffling /ˈbæflɪŋ/ [adjective]extremely difficult or impossible to understand, and therefore making you feel extremely confused 极令人费解的；棘手的 I found his sudden refusal to come to the wedding completely baffling. 他突然拒绝出席婚礼，让我觉得极为费解。 New evidence has provided a clue to one of the most baffling crimes the police have had to deal with. 新的证据为警方历来遇到的最棘手的案件之一提供了线索。bewildering /bɪˈwɪldərɪŋ/ [adjective]abewildering situation is very confusing, especially because it is strange or new, or because of lot of different things are happening at the same time 〔尤因事情很新奇，或因许多不同的事同时发生而〕令人困惑的 Changes in society are happening so fast, they sometimes seem bewildering. 社会变化太快了，有时似乎令人感到困惑。a bewildering number/variety/range etcso many things that is difficult for you to choose 数目大得/花样多得/范围大得令人迷惑 There was a bewildering variety of styles to choose from. 可供选择的款式令人目不暇接。4 to make someone feel confused 使某人感到困惑confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ [transitive verb] His sudden change in mood completely confused her. 他情绪上的突变使她大惑不解。 Don't show him the other way of doing it - it'll only confuse him. 不要告诉他另一种做法一—那只会把他弄糊涂。puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ [transitive verb]if somethingpuzzles you, you are completely unable to understand it, or why it has happened 使迷惑，使不解 Her unwillingness to answer any of his questions puzzled him. 她不愿回答他的任何问题，这令他不解。what puzzles me is What puzzles me is why she doesn't just leave him. 让我觉得迷惑不解的是她为什么不离开他算了。baffle /ˈbæfəl/ [transitive verb]if somethingbaffles you, you cannot understand it at all, even though you try very hard to 使困惑，难住 The exact nature of black holes continues to baffle scientists. 黑洞的真正性质仍困扰着科学家。 The fact that none of the neighbors ever reported the abuse has baffled authorities. 没有一个邻居曾经报告过这宗虐待案，令当局困惑。throw /θrəʊ/ [transitive verb]if somethingthrows you, it makes you suddenly feel confused because it is unexpected and surprising 使困惑，难住〔因出乎意料、令人惊讶〕 I could answer most of the questions but the last one really threw me. 绝大多数问题我都能回答，但最后一个问题实在是难倒我了。throw somebody for a loopAmerican informalcompletely confuse someone 【美，非正式】使某人不知所措 Rick was Kitty's boyfriend, you know, and his death threw her for a loop. 你知道里克是姬蒂的男友，他的去世让她不知所措了。do your head in /ˌduː jɔːʳ ˈhed ɪn/ [verb phrase]British spokenif someone or something is doing your head in, they are making you feel very confused and often very annoyed or worried 【英口】使人晕头转向；使人烦恼 He's so fussy about how he wants things done, it really does my head in. 他对于自己要求的做事方式非常挑剔，这真让我头痛。 I've got to do an essay on Kant and it's doing my head in. 我得写一篇有关康德的论文，真让人头痛。5 to think one person or thing is another person or thing 认为某人或某物是另一人或另一物confuse /kənˈfjuːz/ [transitive verb]to wrongly think that one person or thing is another person or thing 混淆，误认 Try not to confuse ‘your’ and ‘you're’. 不要把your和you're混淆起来。confuse somebody/something with somebody/something I always confuse Anthea with her sister - they're so alike. 我老是把安西娅和她妹妹搞混——她们太像了。get somebody/something confused You don't write a résumé to get a job; you write it to get an interview - don't get the two things confused. 写简历不是为获得工作，而是为获得面试机会—不要把两件事混为一谈。mix up /ˌmɪks ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to make a mistake and think that one person or thing is another person or thing 分不清〔某人或某物〕mix up somebody/something Children often mix up ‘b’ and ‘d’ when they're learning to write. 孩子学写字母的时候常常分不清b和d。mix somebody/something up with somebody/something Is Stan the guy you work with or am I mixing him up with somebody else? 斯坦就是跟你共事的家伙吗？还是我把他同别人搞混了？get somebody/something mixed up Which one's Jane and which one's Jen? I always get their names mixed up. 简是哪一个？珍又是哪一个？我常把她俩的名字弄混。