| 词汇 | confusion |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG CONFUSION (all) at sea (about something) confused; lost and bewildered.Mary is all at sea about getting married.When it comes to higher math, John is totally at sea. (all) balled up troubled; confused; in a mess. (Slang.)Look at you! You're really all balled up!John is all balled up because his car was stolen.Of course this typewriter won't work. It's all balled up. (all) Greek to me unintelligible to me. (Usually with some form of be.)I can't understand it. It's Greek to me.It's all Greek to me. Maybe Sally knows what it means. at a loss (for words) unable to speak; speechless; befuddled.I was so surprised that I was at a loss for words.Tom was terribly confused—really at a loss. at sixes and sevens disorderly; lost and bewildered; at loose ends. (Fixed order.)Mrs. Smith is at sixes and sevens since the death of her husband.Bill is always at sixes and sevens when he's home by himself. boggle someone's mind to confuse someone; to overwhelm someone.The size of the house boggles my mind.She said that his arrogance boggled her mind. contradiction in terms a statement containing a seeming contradiction.A wealthy pauper is a contradiction in terms.A straight-talking politician may seem a contradiction in terms. fouled up messed up.My fishing line is all fouled up.The football team got fouled up and lost the game. get mixed-up to get confused.I get mixed-up easily whenever I take a test.Sorry, I didn't say the right thing. I got mixed-up. get one's wires crossed to get confused about something. (Informal. As if one's brain were an electrical circuit.)You don't know what you are talking about. You really have your wires crossed!Joan got her wires crossed about who arrived first. It was Bob, not Gary. get stars in one's eyes to be obsessed with show business; to be stagestruck.Many young people get stars in their eyes at this age.Ann has stars in her eyes. She wants to go to Hollywood. get the runaround to receive a series of excuses, delays, and referrals.You'll get the runaround if you ask to see the manager.I hate it when I get the runaround. go (a)round in circles to keep going over the same ideas or repeating the same actions, often resulting in confusion, without reaching a satisfactory decision or conclusion.We're just going round in circles discussing the problems of the party. We need to consult someone else to get a new point of view.Fred's trying to find out what's happened but he's going round in circles. No one will tell him anything useful. hustle and bustle confusion, hurry, and bother. (Fixed order.)The hustle and bustle of the big city is especially annoying in the hot days of summer.Fred seems to enjoy the hustle and bustle of traffic during rush hour, so he is a very happy bus driver. in a quandary uncertain about what to do; confused.Mary was in a quandary about what college to go to.I couldn't decide what to do. I was in such a quandary.I got myself into a quandary. make someone's head swim and make someone's head spin 1. to make someone dizzy or disoriented. Riding in your car makes my head spin.Breathing the gas made my head swim. 2. to confuse or overwhelm someone. All these numbers make my head swim.The physics lecture made my head spin. mix someone up to cause someone to be confused or puzzled.I'm confused as it is. Don't mix me up anymore.They mixed up my uncle by giving him too many things to remember. not know whether one is coming or going and not know if one is coming or going to be very confused. (Fixed order.)I’m so busy that I don’t know if I'm coming or going.You look as if you don't know whether you're coming or going. psyched out confused and disoriented. (Slang. Pronounced as if it were spelled siked.)What an upsetting day! I'm really psyched out.She is so psyched out she can't see straight. psyche someone out to confuse someone; to cause someone to go crazy.(Slang. Pronounced as if it were spelled sike.)All that bright light psyched me out. I couldn't think straight.They psyched out the enemy soldiers, causing them to jump into the river. ride off in all directions to behave in a totally confused manner; to try to do everything at once. (Folksy.)Bill has a tendency to ride off in all directions. He's not organized enough.Now, calm down. There is no sense in riding off in all directions. run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run (around) in circles to run around frantically and aimlessly; to be in a state of chaos.I spent all afternoon running around like a chicken with its head cut off.If you run around in circles, you'll never get anything done.Get organized and stop running in circles. taken aback surprised and confused.When Mary told me the news, I was taken aback for a moment.When I told my parents I was married, they were completely taken aback. take someone or something wrong to misunderstand someone or something.Please don't take me wrong, but I believe that your socks don't match.You'll probably take this wrong, but I have to say that I've never seen you looking better. throw someone to confuse someone.You threw me for a minute when you asked for my identification. I thought you recognized me.The question the teacher asked was so hard that it threw me, and I became very nervous. throw someone a curve to confuse someone by doing something unexpected.When you said "house" you threw me a curve. The password was supposed to be "home."John threw me a curve when we were making our presentation, and I forgot my speech. throw someone for a loop and knock someone for a loop to confuse or shock someone. (Informal.)When Bill heard the news, it threw him for a loop.The manager knocked Bob for a loop by firing him on the spot. throw someone for a loss to cause someone to be uncertain or confused. (Often passive.)The stress of being in front of so many people threw Ann for a loss. She forgot her speech.It was a difficult problem. I was thrown for a loss for an answer. throw someone off to confuse someone; to mislead someone.The interruption threw me off, and I lost my place in the speech.Little noises throw me off Please try to be quiet.Your comment threw me off. throw someone off the track to cause one to lose one's place in the sequence of things.The interruption threw me off the track for a moment, but I soon got started again with my presentation.Don't let little things throw you off the track. Concentrate on what you're doing. CONFUSION - EMOTIONAL lose one's head (over someone or something) to become confused or "crazy" about someone or something. (Refers especially to emotional attachments.)Don t lose your head over John. He isn't worth it.I'm sorry. I got upset and lost my head. confusion noun a street fight; a quarrel leading to a fight. Noted as of West Indian origin JAMAICA, 1873confusion worse confoundedConfusion made worse. Recess was already underway when the fire alarm rang, leading to confusion worse confounded. Trying to wrangle all those kids was certainly a chore! smoke and mirrorsTrickery, deception, or misdirection. The candidate has been accused of using smoke and mirrors during the debate to undermine the credibility of his opponent. Before computer generated effects, filmmakers had to use a lot of smoke and mirrors to make fantastic, unbelievable things look realistic in their movies. smoke and mirrorsdeception and confusion. (Said of statements or more complicated rhetoric used to mislead people rather than inform. Alludes to the way a magician uses optical illusion to create believability while performing a trick. Fixed order.) Most people know that the politician was just using smoke and mirrors to make things look better than they really were. Her report was little more than smoke and mirrors. No one will believe any of it. throw someone or something into confusionto cause people or a process to become confused, aimless, or disorderly. She made her entrance early and threw eveyone onstage into confusion. The judge's surprise ruling threw the courtroom into confusion. smoke and mirrorsSmoke and mirrors are words and actions that are intended to deceive or confuse people, especially by making something seem better than it really is. The president claims that his economic plan is free of the smoke and mirrors of previous presidential budget proposals. Thousands of shareholders learned too late that the company's image of success had been created with smoke and mirrors. Note: Magicians sometimes use smoke and mirrors when they are performing tricks, in order to confuse or deceive people. smoke and mirrorsthe obscuring or embellishing of the truth of a situation with misleading or irrelevant information. chiefly North American 1998 Sunday Telegraph Ministers accused the Conservatives of a ‘smoke and mirrors’ con trick. smoke and ˈmirrorsused to describe ways of tricking people or of hiding the truth: He said the government had used smoke and mirrors to raise taxes.The commission has declared war on the smoke and mirrors of sales promotions.smoke and mirrors n. a strategy of deception and cover up. Her entire report was nothing but smoke and mirrors. Who could believe any of it? smoke and mirrors Something that deceives or distorts the truth: Your explanation is nothing but smoke and mirrors. |
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