Word Perfect

Unit 12:Confused/Bewildered
Bốirối / Khôngthểnàohiểuđược
1- confused[kən`fju:zd]
a- (about sth) (of a person) unable to understand something (often because it does not seem to be logical); uncertain or unclear: khôngthểsuynghĩrỏràng, bốirối.
I`m afraid I`m rather confused - could you explain from the beginning again?
I`m confused about what to do.
A lot of people get confused by rules and regulations.
b- (of something, a situation etc) difficult to understand; not clear: lộnxộn, khôngrỏ
The plans are rather confused at the moment so I don’t know what`s going to happen
2- to confuse[kən`fju:z] a- (s.o.) to make it difficult for someone to understand or think logically: làmaibốirối,lúngtúng
Do you have to use all those technical terms? They just confuse me.
b-(a situation etc.) to make it difficult to understand: đặtvàotìnhtrạnglộnxộn,làmđảolộn.
You`ve already changed your plans twice – if you change them again you`ll just confuse things even more.
c- (s.o./sthwith s.o./sth else) to think, by mistake, that one thing is another: nhầmmộtngười/ mộtvậtvớimộtngười/ vậtkhác
I think you`re confusing me with someone else - I`ve never met you before in my life.
I always confuse them because they look so alike.
3-confusing[kən`fju:ziη] causing you to be confused: khóhiểu
The road signs were so confusing that I didn`t know which way to go.
4- confusion[kən`fju:ʒn]the feeling of being confused; a situation where everything is confused: tìnhtrạngbốirối, sựrốiloạn.
Her explanation only added to his confusion.
There was a lot of confusion because nobody knew where to go.
5- to cause confusion: gâybốirối, lúngtúngkhóxử.
The changes in the law have caused a lot of confusion.
6- puzzled[`pʌzld]unable to understand or explain something, often because it seems strange or unusual: khônghiểuđược, khônggiảithíchđượcđiềugì.
The doctor was clearly puzzled by my illness
I`m puzzled about why she decided to leave.
I`m puzzled that someone, as intelligent as yourself, should want to leave university after only one year.
7- to puzzle[`pʌzls.o.) to cause someone to be puzzled: làmchoaiphảisuynghĩ ,
làmlúngtúng.
His attitude puzzles me.
8- puzzling[`pʌzliη]causing you to be puzzled :gâylúngtúng , gâyhoangmang.
His failure in the exam is puzzling, since he`s one of the better students.
9-baffled[`bæfld]completely unable to explain or understand something, or find a solution to it; very confused :quákhóhiểu, rấtbốirối.
I was baffled by the question
Police are baffled as to who could have committed such a crime.
10-to baffle[`bæfls.0.) to cause someone to be baffle: làmaibốirối, làmaihoàntoànkhônghiểu
His decision to leave the company baffles me
11-baffling:causing you to be baffled : gâykhóhiểu, gâylúngtúng.
It’s a baffling situation and I really can’t explain.
12- mixed-up confused (perhaps for emotional or social reasons) bốirối, lúngtúng.
A lot of young people are mixed-up about their futures.
I`m getting mixed-up now - are you talking about Richard his brother?
He`s been so mixed-up since his wife left him.
13- to mix up to confuse two things, so that you think that one thing is the other:
nhầmlẫnai / cáigìvớiai/ cáigìkhác, lộnxộn
I mixed her up with someone else because I’ve got a bad memory.
Aunt Sheila is always mixing up the twins and calling them by their wrong names
I always mix those two words up and use one when I should use the other.
14 - A mix-up: a confused arrangement: tìnhthếlộnxộn,sựhiểulầm
It was a mix-up - I thought we were meeting at 8 o`clockbut he thought we were meeting at7 o`clock.
15-bewildered [bi`wildəd]completely confused and unable to understand something:
hoàntoànbốirối, khôngthểhiểuđiềugì.
Don`t ask me to explain the film to you - I`m as bewildered as you are.
I`m bewildered as to why she`s so angry – she was perfect1y friendly this morning.
16-to bewilder[bi`wildəs.0.) to cause someone to be bewildered: làm (ai) bốirối,
lúngtúng.
Even after ten years, his behavior still bewilders me at times.
17-bewildering[bi`wildəriη]very confusing and difficult to understand (often because many new and different things are happening at the same time) rắcrối, làmchongười ta hoangmang.
Her first visit to India was an exciting but bewildering experience.
18-lost: confused; unable to follow (an explanation, argument etc.): bốirối ,khôngthểtheokịp(mộtlờigiảithích, sựtranhluận…)
I’m lost - could you explain what all again, please?
I don`t know what’s happening in this film - I`m totally