| 单词 | confound |
| 释义 | confound —confoundable, adj. —confounder, n. —confoundingly, adv. /kon fownd", keuhn-/; for 6 usually /kon"fownd"/, v.t. 1. to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him. 2. to throw into confusion or disorder: The revolution confounded the people. 3. to throw into increased confusion or disorder. 4. to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake: truth confounded with error. 5. to mingle so that the elements cannot be distinguished or separated. 6. to damn (used in mild imprecations): Confound it! 7. to contradict or refute: to confound their arguments. 8. to put to shame; abash. 9. Archaic. a. to defeat or overthrow. b. to bring to ruin or naught. 10. Obs. to spend uselessly; waste. [1250-1300; ME conf(o)unden < AF confoundre < L confundere to mix, equiv. to con- CON- + fundere to pour] Syn. 1. dumbfound, daze, nonplus, astound. |
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