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单词 confusingly
释义
confusingcon‧fus‧ing /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ ●●● S3 adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Cricket can be a pretty confusing game for non-players.
  • French wine labels can be very confusing.
  • I found some of the questions really confusing.
  • I found the book really confusing. I kept forgetting who the characters were.
  • Residents face confusing pricing and poor customer service from many local phone companies.
  • The kidnappers issued a series of confusing demands.
  • The procedure can be a little confusing for beginners.
  • The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • How can human beings in normal conversation makes sense of 5,000 words an hour of confusing, semi-organized information?
  • Life's confusing sometimes, you know.
  • The situation is confusing, but there is an interesting history behind it.
  • There was a split second of confusing movement.
  • This was an exciting but confusing discovery.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
unclear and difficult to understand: · a confusing message· The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost.
(also perplexing formal) confusing, especially because something is different from what you expect: · Jan's decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling.· It was the trivial details which he found so perplexing.
extremely difficult to understand even though you have tried for a long time: · Police are close to solving one of Australia's most baffling murder cases.· The failure was baffling, given the success of his previous businesses.
very confusing, especially because something is strange or new, or because there are a lot of different things: · Brain diseases can cause many bewildering changes in a person's emotions and behaviour.· There is a bewildering number of mobile phone deals on offer.
Longman Language Activatornot clear
· It is unclear how the man died.· The instructions aren't very clear.· The terms of our tenancy agreement are somewhat unclear.· The reasons for his resignation are still not clear.unclear/not clear about · His ideas are good, but he's very unclear about how he's going to achieve them.unclear/not clear whether/what/why etc · It's not clear why Parks didn't go straight to the police.· It is unclear whether the she will agree to the new arrangements.
having more than one possible meaning and therefore confusing and unclear: · The document's ambiguous wording makes it very difficult to follow.deliberately ambiguous (=intended to be difficult to understand): · The last part of her letter was deliberately ambiguous.
words or statements that are imprecise are unclear because they do not describe or explain something in an exact way when this is necessary: · Many of the terms used in this book are imprecise.· She gave me directions to the hotel, but they were, shall we say, somewhat imprecise.
unclear, especially because not enough details are given: · There have been vague rumours of a coup.vague idea: · I only had a vague idea of where the place was.vague about: · He was rather vague about the reasons why he never finished school.
a confusing situation, story, explanation, etc is difficult to understand because there does not seem to be any clear pattern or order to it: · The kidnappers issued a series of confusing demands.· I found the book really confusing. I kept forgetting who the characters were.· Cricket can be a pretty confusing game for non-players.
if something that someone tells you is muddled or garbled , it is very unclear and confusing because they themselves have not really understood it very well: · I heard a garbled version of the story from one of my students.· Conroy made some muddled statement about how company policy has to be observed in these situations.· The old woman's directions were so garbled that I just rolled up the window and drove on.
unintelligible speech or writing is impossible to understand, for example because the words are not clear or it is written very badly: · Her note was practically unintelligible.· I liked the music but the lyrics were completely unintelligible.
something that makes you feel confused
confusing instructions, explanations, situations etc make you feel confused, because it is not clear what they mean or what you should do: · The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost.· I found some of the questions really confusing.confusing for: · The procedure can be a little confusing for beginners.
a puzzling action or situation is very confusing, especially because it is strange or new, or because a lot of different things are happening at the same time: · Jan's decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling.· Don't you think it's puzzling that no-one noticed them leave?puzzling to: · Some of the results of the experiments were puzzling to researchers.
extremely difficult or impossible to understand, and therefore making you feel extremely confused: · I found his sudden refusal to come to the wedding completely baffling.· New evidence has provided a clue to one of the most baffling crimes the police have had to deal with.
a bewildering situation is very confusing, especially because it is strange or new, or because of lot of different things are happening at the same time: · Changes in society are happening so fast, they sometimes seem bewildering.a bewildering number/variety/range etc (=so many things that is difficult for you to choose): · There was a bewildering variety of styles to choose from.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Direct debits or standing orders are liable to make money disappear from your account stealthily, which may be very confusing.· Male speaker It's all very confusing.· Immature plumages can be very confusing.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectiveconfusedconfusingadverbconfusedlyconfusinglynounconfusionverbconfuse
unclear and difficult to understand:  The instructions were really confusing. It was a very confusing situation.confusingly adverbTHESAURUSconfusing unclear and difficult to understand: · a confusing message· The road signs were very confusing and we ended up getting lost.puzzling (also perplexing formal) confusing, especially because something is different from what you expect: · Jan's decision not to take part in the race was very puzzling.· It was the trivial details which he found so perplexing.baffling extremely difficult to understand even though you have tried for a long time: · Police are close to solving one of Australia's most baffling murder cases.· The failure was baffling, given the success of his previous businesses.bewildering very confusing, especially because something is strange or new, or because there are a lot of different things: · Brain diseases can cause many bewildering changes in a person's emotions and behaviour.· There is a bewildering number of mobile phone deals on offer.
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