confounded

• adj. 困惑的；糊涂的；讨厌的；惊慌失措的
• v. 使混淆（confound的过去分词）

英文词源

confounded (adj.)

as an intensive execration, "odious, detestable, damned," 1650s, from past participle of confound, in its older English sense of "overthrow utterly."

双语例句

1. The country had confounded the pundits by electing a fourth-term Tory government.

该国国民连续四次选举托利党来执掌政府，这令专家们困惑不已。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.

股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。

来自《权威词典》

3. The extraordinary election results confounded the government.

这次不寻常的选举结果使得政府不知所措.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The poor election results confounded the government.

失败的选举结果使政府惊慌失措.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. That confounded boy's bad behaviour annoys me.

那个讨厌的男孩的不良行为使我烦恼.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》