词组 | confusion |
释义 | confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ noun when you do not understand what is happening or what something meansadjectivesgreat confusion also considerable confusion The movie jumps around in time, which causes considerable confusion.complete/total/utter confusion The child’s face showed total confusion.general/widespread confusion There is general confusion about how the new rules will operate.understandable confusion Different groups received different advice, which led to understandable confusion.momentary confusion (=lasting only a short time) She was sorry for the momentary confusion her mistake had caused.mental confusion (=the medical condition of not being able to think clearly) Mental confusion is one of the symptoms of the disease.verbs + confusioncause/create confusion English spelling often causes confusion for learners.lead to/result in confusion Different sets of 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 sb into confusion (=make someone very confused) The unexpected news threw us all into confusion.clear up the confusion (=explain something more clearly) More accurate information would help to clear up the confusion.avoid/prevent confusion Try to avoid confusion by giving simple advice.confusion + verbsconfusion arises (=starts to exist) The confusion arose because we both have the same name.confusion reigns (=there is a lot of confusion) Confusion reigned, with nobody understanding what they were supposed to do.prepositionsconfusion over/about sth also confusion as to sth The party cannot blame voters for the confusion over its policies.confusion among people There’s considerable confusion among parents about the school’s rules on uniform.in the confusion (=while or because people were confused) People didn’t understand the rules and, in the confusion, bad decisions were made.phrasesa state of confusion They were in a state of confusion because of unclear advice.to avoid (any) confusion To avoid any confusion, let me state exactly what my views are.the confusion surrounding sth There is a lot of confusion among shoppers surrounding new food labels.a source of confusion (=something that confuses people) A possible source of confusion is that the two words sound very similar. |
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