confusion
英 [kənˈfjuːʒn]
美 [kənˈfjuːʒn]
n. 不确定; 困惑; 混淆; 混同; 困窘; 尴尬; 局促不安
复数：confusions
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2692 / COCA.3335
同义词辨析
disorderchaosconfusiondisarraymess【导航词义：混乱】
disordern. 混乱，杂乱
〔辨析〕
指杂乱无章、混乱无序的状态。
〔例证〕
The books on the desk are in disorder.
桌子上的书很凌乱。
The whole plan was thrown into disorder.
整个计划被搞得乱七八糟。
桌子上的书很凌乱。
The whole plan was thrown into disorder.
整个计划被搞得乱七八糟。
chaosn. 混乱，紊乱
〔辨析〕
指一切事物均无组织无秩序的大混乱状态。
〔例证〕
There was complete chaos in the square.
广场上一片混乱。
His resignation triggered political chaos in the country.
他的辞职引发了该国的政治动乱。
广场上一片混乱。
His resignation triggered political chaos in the country.
他的辞职引发了该国的政治动乱。
confusionn. 骚乱，混乱
〔辨析〕
通常指嘈杂纷乱、令人难以理解或控制的局面。
〔例证〕
What he saw was a scene of indescribable confusion.
他看到的是难以形容的混乱场面。
There was a confusion of cries and yells in the village as the enemy started to attack.
敌人开始进攻，村子里哭声和喊声交织在一起，乱作一团。
他看到的是难以形容的混乱场面。
There was a confusion of cries and yells in the village as the enemy started to attack.
敌人开始进攻，村子里哭声和喊声交织在一起，乱作一团。
disarrayn. 〈正式〉混乱，凌乱
〔辨析〕
指无组织的混乱状态。
〔例证〕
The enemy's raid threw the whole city into disarray.
敌人的突袭使整个城市陷入一片混乱。
This decision left the company in total disarray.
这一决定使公司完全陷入混乱。
敌人的突袭使整个城市陷入一片混乱。
This decision left the company in total disarray.
这一决定使公司完全陷入混乱。
messn. 脏乱，凌乱
〔辨析〕
指某个地方又脏又乱的状态。
〔例证〕
The house is a complete mess after the party.
聚会之后房子里一片狼藉。
The kitchen was left in an awful mess.
厨房被弄得凌乱不堪。
Get out of my bedroom, or you'll make a mess in it.
别呆在我的卧室里，不然你会把那里搞得乱七八糟。
聚会之后房子里一片狼藉。
The kitchen was left in an awful mess.
厨房被弄得凌乱不堪。
Get out of my bedroom, or you'll make a mess in it.
别呆在我的卧室里，不然你会把那里搞得乱七八糟。
牛津词典
noun
- 不确定；困惑
a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you should do, what sth means, etc.- There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be.
对于应该采取什么正确步骤，还是有些不明确。 - a confusion as to what to do next
不清楚下一步该怎么办
- There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be.
- 混淆；混同
the fact of making a mistake about who sb is or what sth is- 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
- To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes.
- 困窘；尴尬；局促不安
a feeling of embarrassment when you do not understand sth and are not sure what to do in a situation- He looked at me in confusion and did not answer the question.
他困窘地看着我，没有回答问题。
- He looked at me in confusion and did not answer the question.
- （让人不知所措的）混乱局面，乱成一团
a confused situation in which people do not know what action to take- 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。
- Fighting had broken out and all was chaos and confusion.
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR (尤指因想法不同造成的)困惑，不明确
If there isconfusionabout 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。
- There's still confusion about the number of casualties...
- N-UNCOUNT (尤指因很多事情同时发生造成的)混乱局面，骚乱
Confusionis 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。
- There was confusion when a man fired shots...
- N-VAR 困惑;不知所措
If your mind is in a state ofconfusion, 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
- We always left his office in a state of confusion.
- See also:confuse
英英释义
noun
- a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
- he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw
- an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended
- the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel
- a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior
- a confusion of impressions
- a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
- disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
- the army retreated in confusion
双语例句
- A look of utter confusion swept across his handsome face.
他英俊的脸上掠过一丝大惑不解的神情。 - As the story unfolded throughout the past week, I experienced the gamut of emotions: shock, anger, sadness, disgust, confusion.
上周随着故事情节的展开，我的心情可以说是跌宕起伏：从震惊、气愤、悲伤到憎恶与困惑。 - During dinner the confusion was cleared up: they had mistaken me for Kenny.
吃晚饭时疑惑消除了：原来他们把我当成肯尼了。 - A small child's confusion in distinguishing the right from the wrong is quite natural.
小孩子不明是非是很正常的。 - There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the general confusion to loot and steal.
有报道说一些年轻人乘局势一片混乱之际抢劫盗窃。 - People of my generation who lived through World War II have vivid memories of confusion and incompetence
我们这一代经历过二战的人都真切地记得当时的迷惘和无助。 - The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay.
这些法律导致了困惑、混乱和数年的耽搁。 - There's still confusion about the number of casualties
伤亡人数依然不明。 - His people had fallen further and further into a quagmire of confusion
他的人民在混乱不安的泥潭里越陷越深。 - Our surprise attack caught the enemy off balance and threw them into confusion.
我们的突然袭击把敌人打了个冷不防，他们顿时乱作一团。