confusion
英 [kənˈfju:ʒn] 美 [kənˈfjuʒən]

n.

混乱；混淆；困惑；

变形

复数：confusions

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]困惑,糊涂 bewilderment or embarrassment
2. [U]混淆,混同 mistaking of one person or thing for another
3. [U]混乱,骚乱disorder

英英释义

confusion[ kən'fju:ʒən ]

• n.
  • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

    "the army retreated in confusion"

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

    "a confusion of impressions"

    同义词：mental confusionconfusednessmuddinessdisarray

  • 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

    "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel"

  • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

    "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"

    同义词：mix-up

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• cause〔create〕 confusion引起〔造成〕混乱
• end confusion结束混乱

形容词+～

• complete confusion彻底混乱
• mental confusion头脑混乱

介词+～

• amid〔in〕 confusion在混乱中

词组短语

in confusion乱七八糟；处于混乱状态

chaos and confusion混乱与浑沌

throw into confusion打乱；使陷入混乱；使…惊慌失措

同近义词辨析

chaos, disturbance, disordr, mess, confusion

这些名词均表示事物的混乱状态。

chaos着重指令人无能为力或感到绝望的混乱状态。突出没有很好的组织。

disturbance主要指社会中政治性的动乱、骚乱；也可指个人或少数人的闹事。

disordr正式用词，含义广泛。指事物因失去原有的秩序而造成混乱；也可指社会中的动乱或骚乱。

mess语气强，口语中较常用的非正式用词。指既混乱又肮脏，尤指人思想混乱或外表不整洁。

confusion指东西搅混在一起，凌乱得难以辨认；也可指思想混乱，以致无法进行正常的思维活动。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He gazed in confusion at the strange sight.
   他惶惑地凝视着这种奇怪的景象。
2. This misprint led to great confusion.
   这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。
3. Words like"believe"and "receive"are a source of confusion in spelling.
   诸如 believe和 receive 这样的词在拼写上容易混淆。
4. The most brilliant person may be mired in details and confusions.
   即使是最聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之中。
5. The room was in confusion after the birthday party.
   生日晚会之后，房间里一片混乱。
6. There is some confusion about what the right procedure should be.
   对应该采取怎样的步骤这一点还不太明确。

权威例句

On crises, contagion, and confusion
The Confusion Assessment Method: A Systematic Review of Current Usage
Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion
Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion
Cooperation in Public Goods: Kindness or Confusion
Clarifying confusion: the confusion assessment method. A new method for detection of delirium.
Cooperation in Public-Goods Experiments: Kindness or Confusion?
Evaluation of delirium in critically ill patients: validation of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-IC...
Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Validity and Reliability of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Uni...
Babel, or the ecological stability discussions: an inventory and analysis of terminology and a guide for avoiding confusion