confusion

[kən'fju:ʒən]

n.惶惑, 混淆, 混乱, 不确定状态

n.[U]

1. 混乱; 混乱状况; 骚动

The room was in a state of confusion.

房间一片杂乱。

2. 混淆

You can avoid confusion by speaking clearly.

你说得清楚些, 这样可以避免误解。

3. 困惑; 慌乱

The old woman looked at him in confusion.

老妇人用迷茫的目光打量着他。

词形变化

形容词: confusional |

词义辨析

同义:

n.混乱; 困惑; 混淆

bewilderment  perplexity  astonishment  

同义参见:

shame  quandary  puzzle  clutter  anarchy  circus  muddle  chaos  maze  jungle  haze  flurry  bedlam  disturbance  disorder  commotion  

反义:

n.混乱; 困惑; 混淆

calm  order  system  

反义参见:

arrangement  

英英释义

名词 confusion:

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

同义词：mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray

a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

同义词：discombobulation

an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

同义词：mix-up

补充

confusionconfusion英:[kənˈfju:ʒən] 美:[kənˈfjuʒən]n.1.困惑, 糊涂His answers to my questions have only added to my confusion.他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。2.混淆, 混同There have been some of confusion names.有些名字弄混了。3.混乱, 骚乱His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措。In the ensuing confusion another eight persons were hurt.在随后的骚动中, 又有八人受伤。

例句

1. Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.我最近一篇文章里的几处省略肯定造成了困惑。 2. There's still confusion about the number of casualties.伤亡人数仍然不清楚。 3. There was confusion when a man fired shots.一名男子开枪的时候产生了混乱。 4. In all the confusion, someone stole my laptop.在一片混乱之中有人偷了我的手提电脑。 5. We always left his lectures in a state of confusion.我们听完他的课离开时总是糊里糊涂的。 6. She turned away, trying to hide her confusion.她转过身去, 试图掩饰她的困窘。 7. In order to avoid confusion, the boxes are all labelled.为了避免混淆, 所有盒子都被贴了标签。 8. there seems to be some confusion about which system does what.看来关于哪个系统起什么作用有些不确定。 9. he cleared up the confusion over the party's policy.他消除了对于党的政策的疑惑。 10. the guaranteed income bond market was thrown into confusion.有保障的收益债券市场陷入一片恐慌。 11. all I can see is a confusion of brown cardboard boxes.我能看见的只是一堆杂乱的褐色纸板箱。 12. she looked about her in confusion.她迷茫地环视四周。 13. there is some confusion between ‘unlawful’ and ‘illegal’.‘unlawful’ 和‘illegal’ 之间有些混淆。 14. [count noun]most of the errors are reasonable confusions between similar words or sequences of words.大多数错误实际上就是把相似的词或相似的词串理性地混同起来所造成的。 15. He stared in confusion at the exam paper.他茫然凝视着试卷。 16. There is still a great deal of confusion as to the true facts.真相仍未明朗。 17. Their unexpected visit threw all our plans into confusion.他们突然来访，打乱了我们的全部计划。 18. To avoid confusion, all luggage should be labelled with your name and destination.为了避免混淆，所有行李都必须标上姓名及目的地。 19. The detour caused much confusion. [=the detour confused many people; the detour made many people uncertain about which roads to use]这样绕行使很多人辨不清路。 20. There is still some confusion as to the time of the meeting.开会时间现在还不确定。 21. There is a great deal of confusion about how the system works.关于这个系统的运行方式，还有许多问题没搞清楚。 22. Changing the name of the company will only lead to confusion. [=make people uncertain]变更公司名只会使人困惑。 23. the anxieties and confusions of teenage life青少年时期的焦虑与困惑 24. Her confusion was obvious.她的困惑显而易见。 25. He stared in confusion and disbelief.他茫然而疑惑地瞪着眼。 26. a scene of confusion混乱的场面 27. There was total/mass confusion when the truck hit the restaurant.卡车撞到餐馆后，引起一片混乱。 28. Write clearly on the labels to avoid confusion.在标签上写清楚，以免搞错。 29. confusion between/of the words “affect” and “effect” is common.把affect和effect这两个词混淆是很常见的。