confound

动词

1. 1

   使困惑、使不解、难倒

   The test results continue to confound doctors at the hospital.

   这些检验结果仍然让医院的医生们感到困惑。

2. 2

   混淆、搞混常与 with 连用

   People often confound correlation with causation in these studies.

   在这类研究中，人们常把相关性和因果关系混为一谈。

3. 3

   推翻、驳倒、出乎意料

   Her sudden victory confounded the expectations of every analyst.

   她突然的胜利出乎所有分析师的预料。

4. 4

   挫败、破坏正式

   Bad weather confounded our plans to hike the coastal trail.

   恶劣的天气打乱了我们走海岸步道的计划。

5. 5

   干扰、混淆统计学

   Age may confound the relationship between income and health.

   年龄可能会干扰收入与健康之间的关系。