confounded

英 [kənˈfaʊndɪd]

美 [kənˈfaʊndɪd]

adj.  (表示觉得某事令人厌烦)讨厌的，该死的
v.  使困惑惊讶; 使惊疑; 证明…有错; 击败，战胜(敌人)
confound的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：confounded　过去式：confounded　

BNC.36596 / COCA.31513

牛津词典

adj.

• （表示觉得某事令人厌烦）讨厌的，该死的
  used when describing sth to show that you are annoyed

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使困惑;使惊讶
  If someone or somethingconfoundsyou, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
  1. He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis...
     他对人质危机的冷静处理一时让批评者们惊讶不已。
  2. The choice of Governor may confound us all.
     州长的选择可能会让我们所有人感到困惑。

英英释义

adj

• perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  1. obviously bemused by his questions
  2. bewildered and confused
  3. a cloudy and confounded philosopher
  4. just a mixed-up kid
  5. she felt lost on the first day of school
  Synonym:baffledbefuddledbemusedbewilderedconfusedlostmazedmixed-upat sea

双语例句

• So far, however, Lenovo has confounded its critics.
  不过，就目前而言，联想以行动反驳了批评者。
• We were totally confounded by her reaction.
  我们完全被她的反应搞糊涂了。
• She confounded her critics by winning the race.
  她赢了比赛，让她的批评者们惊诧不已。
• I wish I could shake off this confounded disease. This wretched rheumatism has been playing me up again.
  我真希望能从这讨厌的疾病中解脱出来。这讨厌的风湿病又在找我的麻烦了。
• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.
  股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• His behaviour amazed and confounded her.
  他的所作所为让她感到既惊愕又困惑。
• They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
  他们因失了盼望就抱愧，来到那里便蒙羞。
• The country had confounded the pundits by electing a fourth-term Tory government
  该国国民连续四次选举托利党来执掌政府，这令专家们困惑不已。
• However, my business is not to make confusion worse confounded, but to clear it up.
  然而，我所要做的不是把事情弄得更加混乱，而是要使其变得明了。
• Of what use a great fire on the hearth, and a confounded little fire in the heart?
  在炉子里生一堆大火和在你的心里生一堆困惑的小火有什么用处？