confoundKK [kɑnˋfaʊnd] /kɑnˈfaʊnd/發音動詞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。