We tried to confuse the enemy.

我们试图迷惑敌人。

Don't confuse Austria with Australia.

不要把奥地利与澳大利亚混淆了。

They asked me so many questions that I got confused.

他们问了我许多问题，把我弄糊涂了。

People were confused by a lot of information.

人们被大量的信息搞糊涂了。

I confuse her with her sister because they are so alike.

我把她和她妹妹弄错了，因为她们长得太像了。

【知识小结】

confuse sb. 使某人迷惑

confuse...with...混淆，分不清......

become/get confused 不知所措

【相关链接】

confused adj. 混乱的；困惑的

confusing adj.令人混淆的；使人困惑的

confusion n.混乱；混淆

throw sth.into confusion 使......陷于混乱

7.supply vt. 供应；提供；满足n. 储备；贮藏；供给

【典型例句】

That company supplies paper to the printers.

那家公司向印刷商提供纸张。

They supplied him with food.

=They supplied food to/for him.

他们为他提供食物。

【知识小结】

supply sb.with sth.

=supply sth.to/for sb.为某人提供某物

a supply of food 食物供应

in short supply 供应不足

supply and demand 供求

【相关链接】

offer sb.sth.=offer sth.to sb.

向某人提供某物

8.reduce vt.& vi. 减少；缩减；简化

【典型例句】

The only way to do that is to reduce expenses.

做那件事的惟一办法是减少开支。

Production costs have been reduced by one third.

生产成本下降了三分之一。

He persuaded them to reduce the price to $1000.

他设法使他们的价格降到 1000美元。

【知识小结】