confuse /kənˈfju:z/ vt. 使混乱，使迷惑；混淆，弄混：feel a little confused about sth. 对某事感到有些困惑不解Don’t confuse Austria with Australia. 别把奥地利与澳大利亚弄混。He was confused at her sudden appearance. 她的突然出现使他手足无措。［考句］I was so confused in today’s history lesson. I didn’t understand anything.今天的历史课我被搞得糊涂得很，以至于我一点也没有听懂。
confusion /kənˈfju:ʒən/ n. 1.［u］&［c］混淆: make a confusion between the two nouns 把两个名词的词义搞混There is much confusion in the usage between the two terms. 对这两个术语的使用颇为混乱。 2.［u］混乱，骚乱: be calm in the confusion 在混乱中保持镇静 3.［u］困惑，糊涂: He is in a state of confusion. 他处于困惑之中。
［辨析］见chaos
