VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, look, seem, sound顯得令人困惑;令人迷惑;看上去讓人費解;好像令人糊塗;聽起來令人糊塗▸➤become, get變得令人迷惑▸➤make sth使⋯令人困惑◇The two new members had the same name, which made things confusing.兩位新成員名字一樣,把人都搞糊塗了。➤find sth覺得⋯令人困惑◇I find the policy extremely confusing.我認為該政策極其讓人費解。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常令人困惑▸➤highly, terribly, utterly非常令人費解;非常令人困惑;徹底令人困惑▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些令人困惑▸➤potentially可能令人困惑PREPOSITION➤for對⋯來說令人困惑◇The new signs will be very confusing for tourists.新的標誌對遊客來說將會非常費解。➤to使⋯感到困惑◇All this information can be confusing to the user.所有這些信息都可能讓使用者迷惑不解。
confusing ♦︎ incomprehensible ♦︎ puzzling ♦︎ bewildering ♦︎ inexplicable ♦︎ unintelligible ♦︎ bafflingThese words all describe things or experiences that are difficult to understand.这些词均表示难以理解的、令人费解的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆confusing / incomprehensible / puzzling / bewildering / inexplicable / baffling to sb◆confusing / puzzling / bewildering / baffling for sb◆confusing / incomprehensible / puzzling / bewildering / inexplicable / baffling that ...◆a confusing / bewildering experience / variety◆incomprehensible / unintelligible language◆a puzzling / baffling problem◆for some incomprehensible / inexplicable reason◆totally confusing / incomprehensible / bewildering / inexplicable / unintelligible◆quite confusing / incomprehensible / puzzling / bewildering / baffling◆rather / somewhat confusing / puzzling / bewildering / baffling■confusing(of information or experience) difficult to understand(信息或经历)难以理解的,令人费解的◆The news bulletins were confusing, giving different versions of what was happening.新闻简报令人费解,对发生的事情说法不一。◆It was all very confusing.这一切都很令人费解。◆The signposts are confusing for people who don't know the area.那些路标对不熟悉该地区的人来说指示很不清楚。◆She experienced a confusing mixture of emotions.她百感交集。OPPclear ⇨ clearadj.2 see also confusion ⇨ doubtnoun1▸confusingly
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◆The biology lectures were in a big hall, confusingly called the Physics Theatre.上生物课的地点是在一个叫物理剧场的大礼堂,很容易混淆。■incomprehensible ɪnˌkɒmprɪˈhensəbl; NAmEɪnˌkɑːmprɪˈhensəblimpossible to understand无法理解的;难懂的◆Their dialect is incomprehensible to most speakers of Standard English.他们的方言对大多数讲标准英语的人很难懂。◆From a child's point of view, adult behaviour is often just as incomprehensible.从孩子的角度来看,成人的行为经常难以理解。OPPcomprehensible ⇨ clearadj.2■puzzling(of language or behaviour) difficult to understand or explain(语言或行为)令人费解的,莫名其妙的◆I had noticed something puzzling.我注意到有些地方让我困惑不解。◆Marlowe was a puzzling character.马洛是一个令人费解的人物。ⓘ Puzzling is used especially to describe problems or a particular feature of a situation. Collocates include problem, question, aspect, and feature. * puzzling尤用于描述问题或情况的某一方面特征。搭配词有problem、question、aspect和feature。 see also puzzle ⇨ mystery■bewilderingbɪˈwɪldərɪŋ making you feel confused because there is too much choice or because sth is difficult to understand(因选择过多或难以理解)令人困惑的,使人糊涂的◆Voters have a bewildering array of 116 parties to choose from.选民要从116个党派中进行选择,真让人眼花缭乱。◆The complexity of these 'simplest' forms of life is bewildering.这些“最简单的”生命形式复杂得令人费解。ⓘ Bewildering is used especially about the number, range or speed of sth. Collocates also include array, choice, variety, rapidity and complexity. * bewildering尤与某事物的number、range或speed搭配,搭配词还包括array、choice、variety、rapidity和complexity。■inexplicable ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl (of events, behaviour or feelings) impossible to explain or understand(事件、行为或感觉)费解的,无法解释的◆He was shocked at the sudden, inexplicable sense of loss he felt.突然产生莫名其妙的失落感让他感到震惊。◆For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.出于一种难以道明的缘由,她的脑子突然一片空白。▸inexplicably
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◆The switch had inexplicably turned itself on.开关莫名其妙地自己开了。■unintelligible ˌʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl (of sounds, speech or writing) impossible to understand(声响、讲话或写作)难以理解的,难懂的◆She murmured something unintelligible.她嘴里不知咕哝了些什么。◆Dolphin sounds are unintelligible to humans.海豚的声音人类无法理解。OPPintelligible ⇨ clearadj.2■baffling(of a fact or event) confusing because it is too strange or difficult to understand or explain(事实或事件)稀奇古怪的,难以解释的◆He is still the chief suspect in this baffling case.他仍然是这起谜案的主要嫌疑犯。