confuses

英 [kənˈfjuːzɪz]

美 [kənˈfjuːzɪz]

v. 使糊涂; 使迷惑; (将…)混淆，混同; 使更难于理解
confuse的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

VERB 混淆;搞错
If youconfusetwo things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
1. Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects...
  大家非常谨慎，以免把这两类项目弄混。
2. I can't see how anyone could confuse you with another!
  我不明白怎么会有人把你和另外一个人搞混！
VERB 把…弄糊涂;使困惑
Toconfusesomeone means to make it difficult for them to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
1. German politics surprised and confused him.
  德国政治既令他惊讶，又让他困惑不解。
VERB 搅乱;使复杂化
Toconfusea situation means to make it complicated or difficult to understand.
1. To further confuse the issue, there is an enormous variation in the amount of sleep people feel happy with.
  使问题进一步复杂化的是，每个人需要的睡眠时间千差万别。