Word · Frequency #11567
Fully loadedconfounding
使困惑；使迷惑
confounding is the present participle of confound.
核心释义
To perplex or puzzle someone.
- 1.
使困惑
To perplex or puzzle.
- 2.
使震惊或惊讶
To stun or amaze.
- 3.
混淆；混淆是非
To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.
- 4.
混合在一起以至于无法区分
To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable.
- 5.
使羞愧
To cause to be ashamed; to abash.
- 6.
击败,挫败,阻碍
To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart.
混淆；搞混；使震惊；使惊呆；挫败；使失败；使羞愧；使难堪；使混杂；使混在一起
用法In use
The sudden change in the schedule confounded everyone in the office.
用法提示：confound 表示使困惑、混淆的动词用法
The magician's trick confounded the audience, leaving them speechless.
用法提示：confound 表示使狼狈的动词用法
He confounded his critics by achieving great success despite their doubts.
用法提示：confound 表示挫败的动词用法
confound sb
指使某人感到困惑、难以理解；主语通常是事物。
The complicated rules confounded many new employees.
这些复杂的规则让许多新员工感到困惑。
confound A with B
表示把两者搞混、未能看出区别；较正式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- confound expectations
- 出乎意料，打破预期
- The team confounded expectations by winning the championship.那支球队出乎意料地赢得了冠军。
- confound the critics
- 让批评者大跌眼镜，用成功反驳批评
- The startup confounded the critics with its rapid growth.这家初创公司的快速成长让批评者大跌眼镜。
- confound the odds
- 克服不利局面，创造奇迹
- She confounded the odds and recovered from the illness.她战胜了不利的预后，康复了。
- confound the experts
- 令专家困惑，使专家惊讶
- The magician's trick confounded the experts.这位魔术师的把戏让专家们困惑不已。
- confound the enemy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 confound 拆成 con + found：把“找到”的东西全混在一起，结果分不清、更困惑。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、学术讨论、文学叙述 confound 比较常见于正式或书面语境，多用于表示‘使困惑’或‘混淆’，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 confound 押韵：它们都读作 /aʊnd/，且拼写都以 -ound 结尾。注意形近词 wound（名词，意为“伤口”）读作 /wuːnd/，并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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