con·found
verb/kənˈfaʊnd/
/kənˈfaʊnd/
(formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | 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/ |
- confound somebody to confuse and surprise somebody
使困惑惊讶；使惊疑 - 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。
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.
- 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。
- to confound expectations
- confound somebody (old-fashioned) to defeat an enemy
击败，战胜（敌人）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.
Idioms
confound it/you!
- (old-fashioned) used to show that you are angry about something/with somebody
（表示愤怒）真讨厌，去你的