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词汇 confound
释义

confound

verb
/kənˈfaʊnd/
/kənˈfaʊnd/
(formal)
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they confound
/kənˈfaʊnd/
/kənˈfaʊnd/
he / she / it confounds
/kənˈfaʊndz/
/kənˈfaʊndz/
past simple confounded
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
past participle confounded
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
-ing form confounding
/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/
/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/
Idioms
  1. confound somebody to confuse and surprise somebody使困惑惊讶;使惊疑 synonym baffle
    • 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。
    Topics Feelingsc2
  2. confound somebody/something to prove somebody/something wrong证明…有错
    • to confound expectations证明期望有误
    • She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.她驳倒了批评者的看法,证明自己能够胜任那项工作。
    • The rise in share prices confounded expectations.股价的上涨出人意料。
  3. confound somebody (old-fashioned) to defeat an enemy击败,战胜(敌人)
  4. 词源Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.
Idioms
confound it/you!
  1. (old-fashioned) used to show that you are angry about something/with somebody(表示愤怒)真讨厌,去你的
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