| 单词 | confound |
| 释义 | confound (kənfaʊnd ) Word forms: confounds , confounding , confounded verb If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of the hostage crisis. [VERB noun] The choice of Governor may confound us all. [VERB noun] Collocations: confound the critics His personal ratings leapt again as he confounded his critics and showed his mettle. The Sun But he did something about his hair, worked it all out and has confounded his critics by becoming a master of his craft. Times, Sunday Times He would confound his critics by appearing open-minded and outward-looking. Times, Sunday Times He was promptly written off as a lesser light of previous years but this astonishing horse was to confound the critics yet again this season. The Sun Then he confounded his critics again by an act of mutiny. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 使吃惊 Japanese: 困惑させる |
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