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