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confound

verb
🔊/kənˈfaʊnd/
🔊/kənˈfaʊnd/
 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they confound
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he / she / it confounds
🔊/kənˈfaʊndz/
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past simple confounded
🔊/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
🔊/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
past participle confounded
🔊/kənˈfaʊndɪd/
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-ing form confounding
🔊/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/
🔊/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. confound somebody to confuse and surprise somebody使困惑惊讶；使惊疑 synonym baffle
    • The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
  2. confound somebody/something to prove somebody/something wrong证明…有错
    • to confound expectations证明期望有误
    • She confounded her critics and proved she could do the job.她驳倒了批评者的看法，证明自己能够胜任那项工作。🔊🔊
    • The rise in share prices confounded expectations.股价的上涨出人意料。
  3. confound somebody (old-fashioned) to defeat an enemy击败，战胜（敌人）
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.
Idioms
confound it/you!
  1. (old-fashioned) used to show that you are angry about something/with somebody（表示愤怒）真讨厌，去你的