confounds

英[kən'faʊnd] 美[kən'faʊnd]
  • vt.使困惑;混淆;挫败;诅咒
confounder confounded confounded confounding confounds
  • con n.骗局;反对;反对的理由adv.反面地;反对地vt.精读;记诵
  • Con'elation
  • con'tract 合同;收缩;正式合同;
  • con- (=com-)[前缀]表示“共同,联合”之义
  • CON-AID 康耐
Verb:
  1. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;

    "These questions confuse even the experts"
    "This question completely threw me"
    "This question befuddled even the teacher"

  2. mistake one thing for another;

    "you are confusing me with the other candidate"
    "I mistook her for the secretary"

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Don't confound the means with the ends.
      不要把手段和目的混淆起来。
    2. To confound two things means not to be able to tell them apart.
      混淆两件事物的意思是说没能把它们区分开来。
puzzle,bewilder,confuse,embarrass,perplex,baffle,confound,distract
  • 这些动词均有“使困惑、迷惑、糊涂、伤脑筋”之意。
  • puzzle侧重使人难于理解、困惑、伤脑筋。
  • bewilder语气强烈,指因迷不解或惊愕而慌乱,不知所措,无法清醒地思考。
  • confuse语气较弱,指由于混淆、混乱而糊涂。
  • embarrass常指因处境或困难问题而感到窘迫、局促不安或焦急而不知所措。
  • perplex除困惑外,还含焦虑或缺乏把握之意,因而难于作出决定,无从下手处理。
  • baffle语气最强,多指遇见奇怪情景或复杂困难情况时所产生的惶恐困惑心理。
  • confound常指人惊慌失措和狼狈不堪。
  • distract主要用于注意力分散、思想矛盾或过分激动时产生的昏乱。