confoundcon•found /kən'faʊnd/

vt

1. 使不知所措；使困惑

• His strange symptom confounded his wife. 他那奇怪的症状使他的妻子不知所措。

• I was confounded to hear that he had quit his job. 当我听说他已辞职时，我感到迷惑不解。

2. 正式 混淆，搞错

• Don't confound public affairs with private ones. 不要把公事和私事混为一谈。

3. 正式 挫败(计划、希望等)

词组Confound it! 旧 讨厌!(或：该死的!) Confound you! 旧混蛋! (或：去你的!)