ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONFUSION | CONFUSION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, total, utter徹底的混亂▸➤considerable, great相當嚴重的/極度的混亂▸➤mild, slight略微的/輕微的混亂▸➤general, mass, widespread整體的/大規模的/普遍的混亂➤understandable可以理解的混亂◇They are very hard to tell apart, so the confusion is understandable.很難把他們區分開來,所以混淆是可以理解的。➤pure完全不明白◇His expression was one of pure confusion.他顯出一副完全摸不着頭腦的表情。➤initial最初的困惑➤momentary一時的困惑➤unnecessary不必要的混亂▸➤mental神志不清➤ensuing, resulting接踵而來的/因而發生的混亂VERB + CONFUSION➤avoid, prevent避免/防止混亂◇a few key tips to help you avoid any confusion有助於避免混淆的幾條關鍵提示◇I kept my ex-husband's last name to prevent confusion.我保留了前夫的姓氏以避免引起混亂。➤cause, create, generate, lead to, result in, sow造成混亂;引起混亂;產生混亂;導致混亂▸➤add to加劇混亂◇This latest decision has only added to the general confusion.最近的這個決定只是加劇了總體的混亂。➤minimize盡可能減少混亂◇medication labels that minimize confusion盡量減少混亂的藥品標籤➤clarify, clear up, dispel, eliminate澄清困惑;消除混亂;驅除困惑;排除混亂▸➤plunge sb/sth into, throw sb/sth into使⋯陷入混亂;使⋯驚慌失措◇The office has been thrown into total confusion by her resignation.她的辭職使辦事處陷入一片混亂。➤sense感覺到混亂◇I could sense her confusion and frustration.我能感覺到她的困惑與沮喪。CONFUSION + VERB➤arise, reign混亂發生;一切都很混亂◇Confusion reigns when two managers give conflicting instructions.兩位經理給出的指示相互矛盾,一切都亂套了。➤surround sth混亂圍繞⋯發生◇The government needs to clear up the confusion surrounding its policy on water.政府需要釐清混亂的水務政策。PREPOSITION➤in (the) confusion在迷惑中◇She stared at them both in utter confusion.她盯着他倆,完全不知所措。◇In the confusion that followed, she managed to slip away unnoticed.在接下來的混亂中,她設法神不知鬼不覺地溜走了。➤confusion about, confusion over, confusion regarding關於⋯的困惑◇There is widespread confusion about the government's health policy.對於政府的衞生政策,人們普遍覺得費解。◇There has been considerable confusion regarding the facts of her death.人們對她死亡一事感到頗為費解。➤confusion among⋯中的混亂◇The announcement caused a lot of confusion among the students.這個佈告令學生大惑不解。➤confusion as to關於⋯的困惑◇confusion as to the whereabouts of the man關於這名男子行踪的疑團➤confusion between⋯之間的混淆◇confusion between letters of the alphabet分不清字母表中的字母➤confusion with分不清⋯與⋯◇the confusion of this book with her last one把這本書與她上一本書弄混PHRASES➤a scene of confusion, a state of confusion混亂的景象/狀態▸➤to avoid confusion為避免混亂◇To avoid confusion, label each box clearly.為了避免混亂,給每一個盒子貼上清楚的標籤。
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