confuse the public

基本解释

They chose to lie about their product and and they've been deliberately trying to confuse the public about the dangers of smoking ever since.
他们欺骗公众，总是试着故意使公众对烟的危害的糊涂与无知。
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By not clearly delineating these differences, we confuse government, business, the general public, and people with hearing loss. I encourage you to speak up about what your needs are.
不清楚地界定这些区别，我们就会使政府、企业、公众和听障者感到困惑不解。
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The difficulties are the evaluation standards are apt to particularity of commonweal, and the public widely confuse the relation of efficiency and justice.
非营利组织绩效评估的主要困难在于目前的评估标准易倾向于公益的特殊性，社会公众普遍混淆了效率和公平的关系等。
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Epidemiologists have long been aware of the baleful effects of contradictory findings reported in the media, which confuse the public about what threats to health are worth worrying about.
FORBES: How Activism Distorts The Assessment Of Health Risks
The right of collective bargaining for private sector workers is not at issue in Wisconsin, though President Obama and the Democrats want to confuse the public on precisely that question.
FORBES: Wisconsin's New Aristocracy Is On The Ballot
Representative ERIC CANTOR (Republican, Virginia): To obfuscate what the House will vote on in an illegitimate effort to confuse the public, and thereby fraudulently insulate certain representatives from accountability for their conduct of their offices.
NPR: CBO Figures Show Health Care Bill Would Cut Deficit