with obj.
1
- cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations（尤指因不符合期望而）使惊讶; 使困惑, 使糊涂, 使不知所措：
the inflation figure confounded economic analysts.
通货膨胀的数字使经济分析家们困惑不解。
1.1
- prove (a theory, expectation, or prediction) wrong证明（理论, 期望, 预言）错误; 驳倒：
the rise in prices confounded expectations.
价格的上涨出乎意料。
1.2
- defeat (a plan, aim, or hope)击败, 挫败（计划, 目标, 希望）：
we will confound these tactics by the pressure groups.
我们会通过压力集团挫败这些策略。
1.3
- archaic overthrow (an enemy)〈古〉推翻, 打倒（敌人）。
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- （常作be confounded with）mix up (something) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult to distinguish混淆。
- dated used to express anger or annoyance〈旧〉［用于表达愤怒、烦恼］讨厌; 该死; 罚…入地狱：
oh confound it, where is the thing?
喔, 该死, 那东西在哪儿？
词源
Middle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere 'pour together， mix up'. Compare with CONFUSE.