牛津英语模块三unit 2 重点词语 单词讲解（上） welcome to this unit & reading 1. confusing adj. “令人迷惑的”，现在分词具有主动性，作表语或定语时用来描述事物，过去分词表示被动，常用来描述人。 be confused in mind 心烦意乱; be /get confused迷惑不解; a confused look不迷惑不解的表情。 the more he explained, the more confused i became. 《拓展》 vt. confuse a with/and b 把a与b弄混了。 don’t confuse austria with australia. 不要把奥地利与澳大利亚弄混淆了。 2. be made up of 表示“由……组成”，与consist of意思相近。 the uk is made up of england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. 《拓展》make up表示 “组成、化妆、编造、弥补”等。如：make up a football team组成一支足球队；make up an excuse编造一个借口；make up for the lost time弥补失去的时间。如：you needn’t make up for it, because it’ll just be a party for friends. 3. vocabulary
