confound

kәn'faund

托福GRE Collins 1

v be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
v mistake one thing for another

vt. 使混淆, 使狼狈, 挫败

Collins 星级

11,567

BNC 频率

10,535

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confound由前缀con-（表示一起或共同）和词根found（表示建立或发现）组成。可以理解为一起搞混或共同使混淆。

例句

1. The magician's trick was so clever that it managed to confound the entire audience.

那个魔术师的把戏非常聪明，以至于让整个观众都感到困惑。

2. The unexpected results of the experiment confounded the scientists.

实验的意外结果让科学家们感到困惑。

3. She tried to explain the rules, but they only seemed to confound him further.

她试图解释规则，但这些规则只让他更加困惑。