confound

動詞

1. 1

   使困惑、使不解、難倒

   The test results continue to confound doctors at the hospital.

   這些檢驗結果仍然讓醫院的醫生們感到困惑。

2. 2

   混淆、搞混常與 with 連用

   People often confound correlation with causation in these studies.

   在這類研究中，人們常把相關性和因果關係混為一談。

3. 3

   推翻、駁倒、出乎意料

   Her sudden victory confounded the expectations of every analyst.

   她突然的勝利出乎所有分析師的預料。

4. 4

   挫敗、破壞正式

   Bad weather confounded our plans to hike the coastal trail.

   惡劣的天氣打亂了我們走海岸步道的計畫。

5. 5

   干擾、混淆統計學

   Age may confound the relationship between income and health.

   年齡可能會干擾收入與健康之間的關係。