confuse學測 L3KK [kəˈnfjuz] ｜ /kəˈnfjuz/
使困惑；使搞不清楚·混淆；搞錯·使更難懂；使複雜
各版課本必教，學測常考動詞
A wrong road sign confused hundreds of drivers during rush hour.
一個錯誤的路標讓尖峰時段上百名駕駛人被搞糊塗了。
一個畫面：兩條線纏成一團
打結腦中打結，想不通
認錯把兩者搞混，認錯對象
更混亂把議題講得更複雜難懂
義項
指路困惑B1verb使困惑；使搞不清楚
The bus driver's directions confused me, so I got off at the wrong stop.
公車司機的指路讓我搞糊塗了，所以我在錯的站下車。
confuse the studentsconfuse the audience
認錯對象B1verb混淆；搞錯
I always confuse the twins because they look so alike.
我常常把那對雙胞胎搞混，因為他們長得太像了。
confuse the twinsconfuse names
議題更亂B2verb使更難懂；使複雜
Adding more rules only confused the situation instead of solving the problem.
多加規定只讓情況更混亂，並沒有解決問題。
confuse the issueconfuse the situation
片語
confuse fact with fiction真假不分 →把事實和虛構搞混
confuse the issue越描越亂 →讓議題變得更複雜
get confused腦袋打結 →自己搞不清楚狀況
你會不會這樣說？
This math problem is really ___, so I feel totally ___ about how to solve it. (confusing / confused)
看答案
confusing; confused
confusing 形容令人困惑的事物；confused 形容感到困惑的人。
People often confuse the twins ___ each other because they look so alike. (with / and)
看答案
with
confuse 後面接 with，表示把兩者搞混，是固定用法。
字族
confusion 困惑；混亂（名詞）・confusing 令人困惑的（形容詞）・confused 感到困惑的（形容詞）