confuse /kәn'fju:z/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) mistake one thing for another
• (v.) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
• (v.) cause to feel embarrassment

Chinese translation

• vt. 使混乱, 使狼狈, 使困惑
• [法] 混淆

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/kәn'fju:z/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.67 · Rare

Word forms

confused, confusing, confuses

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