英语单词“confounded”

1. 音标

/ kənˈfaʊndɪd /

2. 词义

“Confounded”是形容词和动词的过去分词形式，常用来表示困惑的、迷惑的、非常生气的，或者用作强调某种强烈情感的语气词。其含义主要取决于上下文。

作为形容词：

困惑的，表示某人或某事让人感到非常困惑或难以理解。

非常生气的，有时用来表示因某事而非常愤怒。

可恶的，常用于表达对某事物的强烈不满。

 

作为动词的过去分词：

使困惑，指让某人感到迷茫或不知所措。

搞混，指将事物或人搞得不清楚，或把它们混在一起。

 

3. 读音

音标：/ kənˈfaʊndɪd /

发音：[kuhn-FOUND-id]

4. 用法

形容词：

"He gave a confounded answer that nobody could understand."（他给了一个让人完全困惑的回答，没人能理解。）

"The confounded machine never worked properly."（那台可恶的机器从来都不能正常工作。）

 

动词过去分词：

"She was confounded by the sudden change in plans."（她被计划的突然变化搞得一头雾水。）

"The detective was confounded by the lack of evidence."（侦探因缺乏证据而感到困惑。）

 

5. 例句

I was confounded by his sudden outburst.
（我被他的突然发怒弄得困惑不已。）

The confounded door wouldn't open no matter how hard I tried.
（那扇可恶的门怎么也打不开，不管我多么努力。）

She gave me a confounded look when I mentioned the topic.
（当我提到那个话题时，她给了我一个困惑的表情。）

The confounded computer crashed again, and I lost my work.
（那台该死的电脑又崩溃了，我的工作丢失了。）

I feel utterly confounded by the complexity of this problem.
（我被这个问题的复杂性弄得完全困惑。）

His confounded arrogance made him hard to tolerate.
（他的可恶傲慢让人难以忍受。）

The confounded noise outside made it impossible to concentrate.
（外面的噪音让人根本无法集中精力。）

The situation was so confounded that no one knew what to do.
（情况太混乱了，没人知道该怎么办。）

She confounded her opponents with her sharp intellect.
（她用她的锐利智慧让对手感到困惑。）

That confounded test took me forever to finish.
（那场该死的考试让我花了永远的时间才做完。）

6. 短语搭配

Confounded by：表示因某事而感到困惑。

"She was confounded by the new technology."（她被这项新技术弄得困惑不已。）

 

Confounded with：表示混淆某事。

"The two theories were often confounded with each other."（这两种理论常常互相混淆。）

 

Confounded by a situation：表示对某个情境感到困惑。

"He was confounded by the unexpected turn of events."（他被意外的事件转折搞得困惑。）

 

Confounded if：用于强调某个情况的惊讶或愤怒。

"I'm confounded if I ever saw anything like that!"（如果我曾见过类似的事情，我真是惊呆了！）