| 单词 | confounded |
| 释义 | confounded (once / 613 pages) adj When you're confounded, you are confused. A confounded student might struggle with one question on a math test for twenty minutes. If a bird flies into your house through an open window and flaps around in a befuddled panic, it's confounded. A confounded taxi driver might take you in circles around your destination, and a confounded American might find himself unable to communicate with French waiters in Paris. Another, more British way to use the adjective confounded is as a mild oath, to emphasize annoyance: "I can't take any more of your confounded noise!" WORD FAMILYconfounded: confoundedest, confoundedly+/confound: confounded, confounding, confounds/confounding: confoundingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe only certainty in times like this is that certainties will be confounded. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The UK's Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump confounded expectations while the wars in Syria and Yemen caused more bloodshed. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) The UK's Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump confounded the expectations, while the wars in Syria and Yemen caused more bloodshed. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) adj perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment a cloudy and confounded philosopher Syn at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up perplexed full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment |
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