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Confusion State Things Disorder People Clear N Var 可变名词

英语单词 confusion
英美音标 英 [kən'fjuːʒən] 美 [kən'fjuːʒən]
中文释义 n.惶惑;混淆;混乱;不确定状态
英语例句 (1) He gazed in confusion at the strange sight.
(2) This misprint led to great confusion.
(3) The most brilliant person may be mired in details and confusions.
(4) The room was in confusion after the birthday party.
(5) There is some confusion about what the right procedure should be.
中文例句 (1) 他惶惑地凝视着这种奇怪的景象。
(2) 这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。
(3) 即使是最聪明的人也会陷入琐事与混乱之中。
(4) 生日晚会之后,房间里一片混乱。
(5) 对应该采取怎样的步骤这一点还不太明确。
vocabulary简明 If things are a little hazy and you're not quite sure what's going on, you're in a state of confusion.
vocabulary扩展 Confusion involves disorder, whether it's mixed up thoughts or plain old chaos. If everyone is screaming and running around, there's a lot of confusion. If you don't understand a math problem, you could be in a state of confusion. Mixing up two people who look alike is another type of confusion. If someone wants to make something very clear, they might say, "Let me clear up any confusion."
柯林斯解释
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[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。

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[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。

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[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

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