辞書 英語 - 英語
- confound 英語で:
1. surprise and confused
2. confusion
To avoid confusion, the teams wore different colors.
Much confusion ensued following this news report.
The confusion beggars description.
Having some people accustomed to monogamy and others to plural marriages would create some confusion.
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
This movie is about a poor girl who gets mistaken for the daughter of a rich man in the confusion following a train crash.
It was a terrible confusion; Sue slipped later in the water. They're all mad at you.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.
I see, Dima sighed. "Sorry for the confusion, then. Enjoy your Fanta, and have a good day."
Because of the street fighting, the city is in utter confusion.
During Obon there is much confusion at train stations.
His unexpected statement was followed by general confusion.
I'm sorry about the confusion over the plans - I'll sort it out
I think each of us played a part in inviting today's confusion.
Better supervision is required. This place is nothing but confusion. For example, there is too much replication which only wastes time and energy.
3. confuse
Don't confuse Austria with Australia.
We shouldn't confuse solitude with isolation. They are two separate things.
I always confuse which side is port and which starboard.
I always confuse John and his twin brother.
His actions confuse me.
One must not confuse homomorphism with homeomorphism.
When it comes to my turn to speak, I confuse the words 'standard' and 'common', and end up saying that the north-eastern accent is 'the most common'.
Maggie's inconsistent behaviour towards her children confuses them.
I’m a bit confused. Could you explain that again? / I often confuse Lee with his brother. They look very much alike. / The situation is confused by the fact that so many organizations are involved.
Tim took my place to confuse them. / Are you telling me that to confuse me?
Have you confused these words?
I was confused by his behaviour
He tried to explain the problem, but he only confused me further.
Anna and Betty have similar voices and we often confuse them on the phone.
I gave no answer for fear I should confuse him.
