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

• 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？
• 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。
• We were totally confounded by her reaction.
  我们完全被她的反应搞糊涂了。
• 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。
• She confounded her critics by winning the race.
  她赢了比赛，让她的批评者们惊诧不已。
• Even friends were confounded.
  就连他们的朋友也颇为困惑。
• I think her the most confounded little flirt in London.
  我认为她是伦敦最会装腔作势、卖弄风情的小东西。
• 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。
• Her husband's cruelty amazed and confounded her.
  她丈夫的残忍让她既惊愕又惶惑。
• He had confounded those people by passing the test.
  他通过了那次测验，这倒弄得那些人惊慌失措。