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

• Your discoveries have confounded and delighted me, because of you I constantly have my head in the clouds.
  您的发明使我既困惑又高兴，因为你，我经常一头云雾。
• You are a confounded nuisance!
  你真讨厌死了。
• They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
  他们哀求你，便蒙解救。他们倚靠你，就不羞愧。
• The foxy Nixon had once again confounded his opponents.
  像狐狸一样狡猾的尼克松又一次使他的对手不知所措。
• 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。
• Even friends were confounded.
  就连他们的朋友也颇为困惑。
• Unfortunately, our expectations are confounded by poor design.
  不幸的是，我们的期望被糟糕的设计所混淆。
• She confounded her critics by winning the race.
  她赢了比赛，让她的批评者们惊诧不已。
• 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。
• 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。