英语词汇“confound”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you have an identical twin, you've probably tried dressing alike so that people confound you with, or mistake you for, one another. You've also probably learned that, unfortunately, this trick doesn’t work on your mom.

The verb confound means both "to mistake" and "to confuse." If you decide to treat yourself to a delicious dessert, you might find yourself confounded by the overwhelming number of choices. If you end up ordering the chocolate cake but the waiter brings you chocolate mousse, the waiter has somehow confounded those two options. Another meaning you may come across in literature is "to damn," as in "Confound it! You are the most exasperating person on the planet."

WORD FAMILY

confound: confounded, confounding, confounds+/confounded: confoundedest, confoundedly/confounding: confoundingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

On all fronts, the actual future confounds the imagined future.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

The only certainty in times like this is that certainties will be confounded.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

Washington State’s 2016 season unfolded in a confounding picture of extremes.

Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016)

1v be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bedevil, befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off

cause to feel embarrassment

demoralize

confuse or put into disorder

amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex

be a mystery or bewildering to

disorient, disorientate

cause to be lost or disoriented

mix up, stump

cause to be perplexed or confounded

riddle

set a difficult problem or riddle

elude, escape

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

2v mistake one thing for another

Syn|Hyper

confuse
blur, confuse, obnubilate, obscure

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

confuse, jumble, mix up

assemble without order or sense

misidentify, mistake

identify incorrectly

单词	confound
释义	confound (once / 345 pages) v If you have an identical twin, you've probably tried dressing alike so that people confound you with, or mistake you for, one another. You've also probably learned that, unfortunately, this trick doesn’t work on your mom. The verb confound means both "to mistake" and "to confuse." If you decide to treat yourself to a delicious dessert, you might find yourself confounded by the overwhelming number of choices. If you end up ordering the chocolate cake but the waiter brings you chocolate mousse, the waiter has somehow confounded those two options. Another meaning you may come across in literature is "to damn," as in "Confound it! You are the most exasperating person on the planet." WORD FAMILY confound: confounded, confounding, confounds+/confounded: confoundedest, confoundedly/confounding: confoundingly USAGE EXAMPLES On all fronts, the actual future confounds the imagined future. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The only certainty in times like this is that certainties will be confounded. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Washington State’s 2016 season unfolded in a confounding picture of extremes. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1v be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bedevil, befuddle, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off cause to feel embarrassment demoralize confuse or put into disorder amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex be a mystery or bewildering to disorient, disorientate cause to be lost or disoriented mix up, stump cause to be perplexed or confounded riddle set a difficult problem or riddle elude, escape be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) 2v mistake one thing for another Syn\|Hyper confuse blur, confuse, obnubilate, obscure make unclear, indistinct, or blurred confuse, jumble, mix up assemble without order or sense misidentify, mistake identify incorrectly
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