confound

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·found /kənˈfaʊnd/ verb [transitive]  1  SURPRISEDto confuse and surprise people by being unexpected 〔因出乎意料〕使困惑；使惊讶 His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists. 他的神奇康复使医学专家感到惊讶。2  to prove someone or something wrong 证明…有错confound the critics/pundits/experts etc United’s new striker confounded the critics with his third goal in as many games. 联队的新前锋以三场比赛的三个进球让批评者目瞪口呆。3. formalBEAT/DEFEAT to defeat an enemy, plan etc 挫败〔敌人、计划等〕4  formalNOT KNOW if a problem etc confounds you, you cannot understand it or solve it 〔问题等〕把…难住，使不知所措 Her question completely confounded me. 她的问题把我彻底难住了。5. confound it/him/them etc ANNOY old-fashioned used to show that you are annoyed with someone or something 讨厌，该死→ See Verb table

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confound• I think they are absolutely confounding.• Henry Kissinger was also confounded and frustrated by the Communists during his secret negotiations with them.• Even travel agents are confounded by the logic of airline ticket pricing.• The traditional monument has tended to confound gender politics.• The close score after 12 games confounds pre-match predictions that Kasparov would win this time by a large margin.• He has utilized the pictorial logic of the photograph to confound rather than to clarify space.• Dan's speedy recovery confounded the medical experts.• The simple memory span measure confounds these variables.• Parental education will be confounded with social class and it is therefore important to consider them jointly.confound the critics/pundits/experts etc• Thus did ordinary children confound the experts.Origin confound (1200-1300) Old French confondre “to ruin, destroy”, from Latin confundere “to pour together, confuse”, from com- ( → COM-) + fundere “to pour”

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confound
con‧found /kənˈfaʊnd/ verb [transitive]1. to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected:
    His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.
2. to prove someone or something wrong
    confound the critics/pundits/experts etc
    United’s new striker confounded the critics with his third goal in as many games.
3. formal to defeat an enemy, plan etc
4. formal if a problem etc confounds you, you cannot understand it or solve it:
    Her question completely confounded me.
5. confound it/him/them etc old-fashioned used to show that you are annoyed with someone or something

con·foundBrE /kənˈfaʊnd/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈfaʊnd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they confound BrE /kənˈfaʊnd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈfaʊnd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it confounds BrE /kənˈfaʊndz/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈfaʊndz/ 🔊past simple confounded BrE /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ 🔊past participle confounded BrE /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈfaʊndɪd/ 🔊 -ing form confounding BrE /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) ~ sb to confuse and surprise sb 使困惑惊讶；使惊疑 SYN 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。🔊🔊~ sb/sth to prove sb/sth 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。🔊🔊~ sb (old-fashioned) to defeat an enemy 击败，战胜（敌人）●conˈfound it/you!(old-fashioned) used to show that you are angry about sth/with sb （表示愤怒）真讨厌，去你的