confuse
gb/kənfjˈuz/ us/kənfjˈuz/
B1
英語
~ 2900
összezavar, összetéveszt, összekever, elhomályosít, zavarossá tesz, ködösít
動詞
B1
1
összezavar
B1
用法パターン：
to confuse [someone]
The complicated instructions confused everyone in the room.
A bonyolult utasítások mindenkit összezavartak a teremben.
Her strange answer confused me even more.
A furcsa válasza még jobban összezavart.
The map's symbols confused the tourists.
He tried to explain, but only confused her further.
学習者向け例文
The story confused me.
A történet összezavart.
This math problem confuses many students.
Ez a matematikafeladat sok diákot összezavar.
The teacher's words confused the class.
Your question confuses me.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'confuse' with 'confuse with', which has a different meaning (mixing up two things).
意味
Make someone unable to think clearly
コロケーション
confuse the reader
|confuse the listener
|confuse the audience
|confuse the issue
類義語
puzzle (Often suggests causing curiosity or bafflement rather than mental clarity loss.)
|
bewilder (Stronger sense of making someone completely unsure or lost.)
対義語
clarify (Means to make something clear and easy to understand.)
テーマ
emotions
|communication
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|education
定義
To make someone not understand something or think in a clear way.
To cause someone to become unable to think clearly or to understand something correctly.
動詞
B1
2
összetéveszt
B1
összekever
B1
用法パターン：
to confuse [someone/something] with [someone/something else]
I always confuse her with her twin sister.
Mindig összetévesztem őt az ikertestvérével.
He confused the salt with the sugar when baking.
Sütéskor összetévesztette a sót a cukorral.
People often confuse me with my older brother.
学習者向け例文
I confuse my neighbor with his brother.
Összetévesztem a szomszédomat a testvérével.
She confused John with Peter.
Összetévesztette Jánost Péterrel.
He confused the two words.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes forget to use 'with' after 'confuse' in this sense.
意味
Mistake one thing for another
コロケーション
easily confuse A with B
|confuse names
|confuse facts
類義語
mix up (Informal equivalent, often used in everyday conversation.)
対義語
distinguish (Means to see or show the difference between things.)
テーマ
daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
定義
To think that one person or thing is a different person or thing.
To think that one person or thing is another by mistake.
動詞
B2
3
用法パターン：
to confuse [the issue/topic/matter]
Adding too many details will only confuse the main point.
Ha túl sok részletet adunk hozzá, az csak zavarossá teszi a fő mondanivalót.
The politician's speech confused the issue further.
A politikus beszéde még zavarosabbá tette a kérdést.
Mixing unrelated topics can confuse the discussion.
学習者向け例文
Too many ideas confuse the topic.
A túl sok ötlet zavarossá teszi a témát.
Extra information confused my report.
A plusz információ zavarossá tette a beszámolómat.
His answer confused the question.
意味
Make something unclear or difficult to follow
コロケーション
confuse the issue
|confuse the facts
|confuse the message
類義語
obscure (More formal; often used in writing or academic contexts.)
対義語
clarify (Means to make a statement or situation easier to understand.)
テーマ
communication
|education
定義
To make something harder to understand.
To make a subject, situation, or statement less clear and more difficult to understand.
文法
辞書形
confuse
IPA
GB/kənfjˈuz/
US/kənfjˈuz/
音節・強勢
con - fuse （2音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
活用形
Verb
- Base: confuse
- 3rd Person Singular: confuses
- Present Participle: confusing
- Past: confused
関連語
Forms
confuses
verb
confusing
verb
confused
verb
Core family
confusion
noun B1
Related words
confusingly
adverb
Advanced or less common
confusable
adjective
表現
confuse someone with someone else
1/kənfjˈuz sˈʌmwˌʌn wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɛls/
fixed phrase
Mistake one person for another
To think that one person is another person by mistake.
例文
- I think you’ve confused me with my cousin.
- She confused the actor with his brother.
confuse the issue
1/kənfjˈuz ðə ˈɪʃu/
fixed phrase
Make a topic harder to understand
To make a subject harder to understand by adding things that are not important or are unclear.
例文
- Bringing up old arguments will only confuse the issue.
- The witness's vague statements confused the issue in court.