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

• She confounded her critics by winning the race.
  她赢了比赛，让她的批评者们惊诧不已。
• 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。
• The landlady pricked up her ears at this, and Partridge looked a little confounded.
  听到这话，老板娘竖起了耳朵，巴特里奇也有些发窘。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• You are a confounded nuisance!
  你真讨厌死了。
• The unexpected news confounded her.
  这一出人意料的消息使她感到困惑。
• 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。