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confusion confusion ★★☆☆☆/kənfju͟ːʒ(ə)n/1[N-VAR	可变名词](尤指因想法不同造成的)困惑，不明确 If  there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things. There's still confusion about the number of casualties...伤亡人数依然不明。Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.我最近一篇文章中的几处省略肯定造成了困惑。2[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词](尤指因很多事情同时发生造成的)混乱局面，骚乱 Confusion is a situation in which everything is in disorder, especially because there are lots of things happening at the same time. There was confusion when a man fired shots...一个男子开了几枪，场面一片混乱。The rebel leader appears to have escaped in the confusion.叛乱分子首领似乎已乘乱逃脱。3[N-VAR	可变名词]困惑；不知所措 If your mind is in a state of confusion, you do not know what to believe or what you should do. We always left his office in a state of confusion.我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。...the pressures and confusions of puberty.青春期的种种压力和困惑4See also:confuse；   confusioncon‧fu‧sion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable, uncountable] when you do not understand what is happening or what something means because it is not clearconfusion about/over/as to There was some confusion as to whether we had won or lost.create/lead to confusion The diversion led to considerable confusion.2[countable, uncountable] a situation in which someone wrongly thinks that a person or thing is someone or something else:  To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colours.confusion between There is a confusion in the public mind between psychology and psychiatry.3[uncountable] a feeling of not being able to think clearly about what you should say or do, especially in an embarrassing situation:  His confusion at meeting her there was quite apparent.in confusion Matt stared at her in confusion.4[countable, uncountable] a very confusing situation, that usually has a lot of noise and action, so that it is difficult for someone to understand it or control it  SYN  chaos:  a scene of indescribable confusionconfusion of There was a confusion of shouts and orders as the ship prepared to depart.COLLOCATIONSverbscause/create confusion· English spelling often causes confusion for learners.lead to/result in confusion· The differing instructions led to confusion.add to the confusion (=make something more confusing)· There were a lot of rumours, which added to the confusion.throw/plunge somebody into confusion· The unexpected news threw us all into confusion.clear up the confusion (=explain something more clearly)· The chairman said that he would try to clear up the confusion.confusion arises (=begins)· The confusion arose because of a complete misunderstanding.adjectivesgreat confusion· We looked at each other in great confusion.complete/total/utter confusion· Candy's eyes showed her total confusion.considerable confusion· The movie jumps backwards and forwards in time, which causes considerable confusion.general confusion· There was general confusion about the effects of the new law.mental confusion· Mental confusion is one of the symptoms of the disease.phrasesa state of confusion· People were in a state of confusion and close to panic.(in order) to avoid confusion· Doctors should explain their instructions to patients carefully, to avoid any confusion.

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t66Pk8i74cE7fib4MrIjF6wNkHXIFd1d3YZ8kqZfB1r7nkj2JkcvA7wAgQbbjThWbFV29PLlK48BeMwZBEQwvbxOSw7iyxAoTMMYIIhDkqeaMwUc/JTfMuBR/Rc7HRlP/O4yiEec6aysyfqgTB+6TCBjUX9i991vvzrqSHpKrfNgWf1QlrR8NY+A3dU/8mmbgn+peQUP3S93nQgv+nBkCj2apKx4QZLAbuH+fC62C3459DzKgRShez4iDFSxsf4b             con·fu·sion              ★                    /        kənˈfjuːʒn                ;          NAmE                kənˈfjuːʒn                /                              noun                            1      ★              [uncountable            ,       countable        ]                    confusion(about/over sth)            |              confusion(as to sth)                    a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you should do, what sth means, etc.          不确定；困惑                            ◆        There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be.        对于什么是正确的处理程序还是有些不清楚。                    ◆        a confusion as to what to do next        不清楚下一步该怎么办                    2      ★              [uncountable            ,       countable        ]                    confusion(between A and B)                    the fact of making a mistake about who sb is or what sth is          混淆；混同                            ◆        To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes.        为避免搞错，请在孩子所有的校服上写清楚他们各自的姓名。                    ◆        confusion between letters of the alphabet like ‘o’ or ‘a’        像 o 或 a 这类字母之间的易于混淆                    3      ★              [uncountable        ]                    a feeling of embarrassment when you do not understand sth and are not sure what to do in a situation          困窘；尴尬；局促不安                            ◆        He looked at me          in confusionand did not answer the question.                他困窘地看着我，没有回答问题。                    4      ★              [uncountable        ]                    a confused situation in which people do not know what action to take          （让人不知所措的）混乱局面，乱成一团                            ◆        Fighting had broken out and all was chaos and confusion.        战斗爆发了，一切都陷入了混乱不堪的状态。                    ◆        Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.        她的突然到来使得我们不知所措，乱成一团。                    confusion      confusions                  con·fu·sion              /        kənˈfjuːʒn                ;          NAmE                kənˈfjuːʒn                /             confusion[kənˈfju:ʒn]CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTSn3357940613332352176813342619NOUN4066255832Spoken:37197687混乱(73%)，混淆(24%)，惶惑(2%)，不确定状态(1%)n.混淆，混乱；困惑

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Collins	confusion ★★☆☆☆ /kənfju͟ːʒ(ə)n/ 1 [N-VAR 可变名词](尤指因想法不同造成的)困惑，不明确 If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things. There's still confusion about the number of casualties... 伤亡人数依然不明。 Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion. 我最近一篇文章中的几处省略肯定造成了困惑。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](尤指因很多事情同时发生造成的)混乱局面，骚乱 Confusion is a situation in which everything is in disorder, especially because there are lots of things happening at the same time. There was confusion when a man fired shots... 一个男子开了几枪，场面一片混乱。 The rebel leader appears to have escaped in the confusion. 叛乱分子首领似乎已乘乱逃脱。 3 [N-VAR 可变名词]困惑；不知所措 If your mind is in a state of confusion, you do not know what to believe or what you should do. We always left his office in a state of confusion. 我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室。 ...the pressures and confusions of puberty. 青春期的种种压力和困惑 4 See also:confuse ；
Oxford	con·fu·sion ★ / kənˈfjuːʒn ; NAmE kənˈfjuːʒn / noun 1 ★ [uncountable , countable ] confusion(about/over sth) \| confusion(as to sth) a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you should do, what sth means, etc. 不确定；困惑 ◆ There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be. 对于什么是正确的处理程序还是有些不清楚。 ◆ a confusion as to what to do next 不清楚下一步该怎么办 2 ★ [uncountable , countable ] confusion(between A and B) the fact of making a mistake about who sb is or what sth is 混淆；混同 ◆ To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes. 为避免搞错，请在孩子所有的校服上写清楚他们各自的姓名。 ◆ confusion between letters of the alphabet like ‘o’ or ‘a’ 像 o 或 a 这类字母之间的易于混淆 3 ★ [uncountable ] a feeling of embarrassment when you do not understand sth and are not sure what to do in a situation 困窘；尴尬；局促不安 ◆ He looked at me in confusionand did not answer the question. 他困窘地看着我，没有回答问题。 4 ★ [uncountable ] a confused situation in which people do not know what action to take （让人不知所措的）混乱局面，乱成一团 ◆ Fighting had broken out and all was chaos and confusion. 战斗爆发了，一切都陷入了混乱不堪的状态。 ◆ Her unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion. 她的突然到来使得我们不知所措，乱成一团。 confusion confusions con·fu·sion / kənˈfjuːʒn ; NAmE kənˈfjuːʒn /
LDC	confusioncon‧fu‧sion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable, uncountable] when you do not understand what is happening or what something means because it is not clearconfusion about/over/as to There was some confusion as to whether we had won or lost.create/lead to confusion The diversion led to considerable confusion.2[countable, uncountable] a situation in which someone wrongly thinks that a person or thing is someone or something else: To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colours.confusion between There is a confusion in the public mind between psychology and psychiatry.3[uncountable] a feeling of not being able to think clearly about what you should say or do, especially in an embarrassing situation: His confusion at meeting her there was quite apparent.in confusion Matt stared at her in confusion.4[countable, uncountable] a very confusing situation, that usually has a lot of noise and action, so that it is difficult for someone to understand it or control it SYN chaos: a scene of indescribable confusionconfusion of There was a confusion of shouts and orders as the ship prepared to depart.COLLOCATIONSverbscause/create confusion· English spelling often causes confusion for learners.lead to/result in confusion· The differing instructions led to confusion.add to the confusion (=make something more confusing)· There were a lot of rumours, which added to the confusion.throw/plunge somebody into confusion· The unexpected news threw us all into confusion.clear up the confusion (=explain something more clearly)· The chairman said that he would try to clear up the confusion.confusion arises (=begins)· The confusion arose because of a complete misunderstanding.adjectivesgreat confusion· We looked at each other in great confusion.complete/total/utter confusion· Candy's eyes showed her total confusion.considerable confusion· The movie jumps backwards and forwards in time, which causes considerable confusion.general confusion· There was general confusion about the effects of the new law.mental confusion· Mental confusion is one of the symptoms of the disease.phrasesa state of confusion· People were in a state of confusion and close to panic.(in order) to avoid confusion· Doctors should explain their instructions to patients carefully, to avoid any confusion.
WDF	confusion [kənˈfju:ʒn] CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS n3357 9406 1333 2352 1768 1334 2619 NOUN4066 255832 Spoken: 37197687 混乱(73%)，混淆(24%)，惶惑(2%)，不确定状态(1%) n.混淆，混乱；困惑

Confusion Situation State Clear Kənˈfjuːʒn Uncountable Avoid People

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