confound
verb (formal)Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they confound | |
| he / she / it confounds | |
| past simple confounded | |
| past participle confounded | |
| -ing form confounding |
- confound somebody
to confuse and surprise somebody 使困惑惊讶；使惊疑 - 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。
- confound somebody (old-fashioned)
to defeat an enemy 击败，战胜（敌人）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French confondre, from Latin confundere ‘pour together, mix up’. Compare with confuse.
Idioms
confound it/you!
- (old-fashioned)
used to show that you are angry about something/with somebody （表示愤怒）真讨厌，去你的