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| /kənˈfaʊnd/ |
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| 1 | to make someone feel surprised or confused , especially by not behaving in the way they expect 使惊讶；使困惑 | She confounded her critics by winning the race. 她赢了比赛，让她的批评者们惊诧不已。 | |
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| 2 | formal to prove that something is wrong 证明（某事）错误；推翻 | This new evidence confounds your theory. 新的证据推翻了你的理论。 | |
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| 3 | old-fashioned to defeat someone or prevent them from being successful 挫败；打败 |
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| 4 | if you are confounded by something , you cannot understand it 使困惑 | We were totally confounded by her reaction. 我们完全被她的反应搞糊涂了。 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | confound it/him/her/them old-fashioned
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| used for showing that you are annoyed |
| 去它的/他的/她的/他们的；讨厌 |
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