confound

[kən'faund]

vt. 使困惑, 混淆, 挫败, 诅咒
vt. 破坏, 浪费

例句与用法:

I always confounded him with his twin brother.

我总分不清他和他的孪生兄弟。

Her husband's cruelty amazed and confounded her.

她丈夫的残忍让她既惊愕又惶惑。

词形变化:

名词: confounder | 动词过去式: confounded | 动词过去分词: confounded | 动词现在分词: confounding | 动词第三人称单数: confounds |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 使混乱; 使困惑; 使不知所措

Our clever tactics confounded our opponents.

我们的巧妙战术弄得对手不知所措。

2. 混淆; 弄错[(+with)]

Don't confound the means with the ends.

不要把手段和目的混淆起来。

3. 讨厌; 该死

4. 【古】使羞愧

5. 【古】挫败; 毁坏