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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• What a confounded little fool you have been!
  你真是个该死的小饭桶！
• 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。
• This is the second time in a month that somebody has gotten into my room off that confounded balcony!
  这是本月第二次有人从那个讨厌的阳台进入我的房间！
• 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。