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confounding

/kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/ /kɒnˈfaʊndɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

使困惑，使迷惑。

To perplex or puzzle.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanation of the math problem was confounding many students in the class. "
老师对这道数学题的讲解让班里很多学生都感到困惑。
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verb

混淆，使迷惑。

To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong.

Examples :

"The similar-looking twins were always confounding their teachers, who often called them by the wrong names. "
这对长相相似的双胞胎总是让他们的老师感到困惑，老师们常常叫错他们的名字。(Duì zhè duì zhǎngxiàng xiāngsì de shuāngbāotāi zǒngshì ràng tāmen de lǎoshī gǎndào kùnhuò, lǎoshīmen chángcháng jiào cuò tāmen de míngzi.)
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noun

混淆，干扰。

The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.

Examples :

"The apparent link between ice cream sales and crime rates turned out to be a confounding; hot weather was the real factor driving both. "
冰淇淋销量和犯罪率之间表面上的联系其实是一种混淆因素；真正的原因是炎热的天气同时导致了两者上升。
medicine statistics science

Related Words

Illustration floodwaters

floodwaters noun

/ˈflʌdˌwɔtərz/ /ˈflʌdˌwɑtərz/

洪水， 涝水

"The floodwaters damaged many homes in our town. "

洪涝造成的涝水毁坏了我们镇上许多房屋。

Illustration confounded

confounded verb

/kənˈfaʊndɪd/

困惑，使迷惑。

"The complicated instructions for the science project completely confounded the students. "

那个科学项目的复杂说明书把学生们彻底搞糊涂了。

Illustration accidentally

accidentally adverb

/ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li/

偶然地，意外地

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

他发现青霉素，很大程度上是偶然发生的。

Illustration compounded

compounded verb

/kəmˈpaʊndəd/ /ˈkɑmpaʊndəd/

混合，合成

"to compound a medicine"

配制一种药

Illustration overflowing

overflowing verb

/ˌoʊvərˈfloʊɪŋ/ /ˈoʊvərˌfloʊɪŋ/

溢出， 漫出。

"The river overflowed the levee."

河水漫过了堤坝。

Illustration difference

difference noun

/ˈdɪfəɹən(t)s/

差别，差异

"You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference."

你需要学会更加宽容地对待差异。

Illustration indistinguishable

indistinguishable noun

/ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbəl/ /ˌɪndɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃəbl/

无法区分之物，不可辨之物

"Given that "indistinguishable" is an adjective, not a noun, here's a sentence using it correctly as an adjective: "The twins were so alike that their voices were almost indistinguishable." "

这对双胞胎长得太像了，以至于他们的声音几乎无法区分。

Illustration destroying

destroying verb

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/

摧毁，破坏，毁坏。

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

流氓总是无缘无故地进行破坏。

Illustration association

association noun

/əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən/ /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/

结合，联合，交往

"The association of the students with the school's environmental club was evident in their increased recycling efforts. "

学生们积极参与学校环保社团，体现在他们不断加强的回收行动中。

Illustration forgetting

forgetting verb

/fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ /fɚˈɡɛtɪŋ/

忘记，忘却

"I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school."

我把在学校里学的大部分东西都忘记了。

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

解释，说明。

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

那个解释又长又拖沓。

Illustration impossible

impossible noun

/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ /ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/

不可能的事， 办不到的事。

"The impossible of finishing the project by Friday became a reality when everyone worked late. "

星期五之前完成项目的 “不可能”，在大家加班努力下变成了现实。