confuse的形容詞形式為confusing。confuse作為及物動(dòng)詞，基本含義為“混淆”、“使糊涂”、“使更難于理解”；confusing作為形容詞形式，基本含義為“令人困惑”、“難以理解的”、“不清楚的”。
一、confuse的中文意思及用法
confuse作為及物動(dòng)詞，意為混淆;使糊涂;使迷惑;(將…)混同;使更難于理解。
例句：They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened.
他們對(duì)發(fā)生的事所作的陳述自相矛盾，使我迷惑不解。
Be careful not to confuse quantity with quality.
注意不要把數(shù)量與質(zhì)量混淆了。
His comments only served to confuse the issue further.
他的評(píng)論只是把問(wèn)題弄得更加復(fù)雜。
German politics surprised and confused him.
德國(guó)政治既令他驚訝，又讓他困惑不解。
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days.
人們?nèi)缃癖荒切┪寤ò碎T的食物標(biāo)簽搞得稀里糊涂。
She was so confused ─ her mind was spinning like a top.
她如墜五里霧中，被搞得暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向。
To the casual observer, the system appears confusing.
乍看起來(lái)，這個(gè)系統(tǒng)好像條理不清。
He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions.
他非?？鄲蓝Щ螅瑹o(wú)法回答他們的問(wèn)題。
Historians seem to have confused the chronology of these events.
歷史學(xué)家好像把這些事件發(fā)生的年代順序搞混了。
二、confusing的中文含義及用法
confusing作為形容詞時(shí)，意為令人困惑;難以理解的;不清楚的。
例句：The open-data shift poses a confusing problem for junior researchers.
開放數(shù)據(jù)的改變給初級(jí)研究者造成了一個(gè)令人困惑的問(wèn)題。
Be careful not to confuse quantity with quality.
注意不要把數(shù)量與質(zhì)量混淆了。
It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing.
過(guò)分詳細(xì)反而使人糊涂的說(shuō)法是有道理的。
The instructions on the box are very confusing.
盒子上的使用說(shuō)明令人費(fèi)解。
Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects
大家非常謹(jǐn)慎，以免把這兩類項(xiàng)目弄混。
I think it's a serious mistake to confuse books with life
我認(rèn)為把書本同生活混為一談是大錯(cuò)特錯(cuò)。
Do not draw it on the chart, however, as this will confuse the issue
但不用把它畫到圖上去，因?yàn)槟菢臃炊鴷?huì)混淆問(wèn)題的重點(diǎn)。
