【confuse】 - SAT备考词汇

confuse

UK:  [kən'fjuːz]

US:  [kən'fjuz]

第三人称单数：confuses  现在分词：confusing  过去式：confused  

v.

1.弄错,把…混淆,把…混在一起;混为一谈,混淆不清

2.使混乱,弄乱;混淆;弄错

3.混淆;弄混:

4.弄昏、迷惑,搞糊涂,把…搞糊涂

5.搞乱,打乱,把…弄乱

6.使混乱;使糊涂:

7.使慌乱,使困窘,使狼狈;使糊涂〔常用被动语态〕

8.使…感到慌乱,叫…手足无措;使…莫名其妙,使…如堕云雾

9.混同

10.使为难

1 . Whatever the impact, it would be a mistake to confuse the twitches of an economy on life-support with a lasting recovery.
但是无论效果如何，把经济在接受生命急救时的抽搐与持久的复苏混为一谈都将是错误的。

2 . The two of us moved as one. We lied to the safety and hope of a doctor who did not confuse diagnosis with verdict.
我们俩像一个人一样慢慢移动，逃到了一个给我们带来安全和希望不会把诊断与裁决混为一谈的医生那里。

3 . Factors such as smoking and socioeconomic status can confuse results. It is also difficult to measure accurately how much women drink.
诸如吸烟或社会经济状况等因素可能混淆结果，也很难精确地测量妇女饮了多少酒。

4 . Moving together, the fish confuse the sea lions so much that they leave to look elsewhere for a smaller, less tricky target.
统一行动，逼得海狮无从下口，只好到别处去，找个没这么麻烦的捕猎目标。

5 . Political tactics are not a substitute for political principles, and yet people confuse the two all the time.
政治战术并不是政治原则的代用品，然而人们总是混淆两者。