中英互译
confound
英 /kənˈfaʊnd/美 /kənˈfaʊnd/
基本释义
- vt.使困惑惊讶,使惊疑;证明……有错,驳倒;打败,挫败(敌人、计划等);<旧>讨厌,该死;使混淆
第三人称单数confounds
现在分词confounding
过去式confounded
过去分词confounded
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词语例句
使困惑惊讶,使惊疑vt.
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。
证明……有错,驳倒vt.
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。
打败,挫败(敌人、计划等)vt.
We will confound the conspiracy.
我们会挫败这阴谋的。
<旧>讨厌,该死vt.
Confound it! I lost my keys!
可恶,我钥匙丢了!
- The myth that labor rates and labor costs are equivalent is supported by business journalists, who frequently confound the two.劳动力价格和劳动力成本相等的说法得到了商业记者的支持,他们经常混淆这两者。
- Don't confound the means with the ends.不要混淆手段与目的。来自《新英汉大辞典》
- Let no fear or foe confound thee.莫让忧惧或仇敌,把你騒扰。
相关短语
- confound it/him/her/them去它的/他的/她的/他们的,讨厌
- confound right and wrong黑白不分;混淆是非;是非颠倒;善恶不分
- confound with分不清
- Confound it真该死
- And my eyes confound me方知自我蒙蔽
- experimental confound实验中的混淆
词语扩展
- puzzle/confound/bewilder/perplex/confuse/distract/embarrass/baffle
词义分布
混淆
72.7%
挫败
27.3%
英英释义
- v.be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- v.mistake one thing for another
词源
- confound使困惑con-, 强调。-found, 流,倾泻,词源同confuse, foundry. 即流到一起的,难以区别而困惑的。