Unit 152

confound / compound

confound v. 使困惑 (to cause to become confused or perplexed) / kənˈfaʊnd /

• Gareth was so confounded by the complex math question that he had to leave the answer blank.

compound v. 混合，合成 (to form by combining separate things) / ˈkɒmpaʊnd /

• When the colors yellow and blue are compounded, they make green.

authoritative / authoritarian

authoritative adj. 权威的，可信的 (clearly accurate or knowledgeable) / ɔːˈθɒrɪˌteɪtɪv /

• The book This Time is Different is an authoritative source for information about the international history of economic hubris.

authoritarian adj. 专制的 (expecting or requiring people to obey rules or laws) / ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛːrɪən /

• Saorise used a firm and authoritarian tone to call the dogs to the door.

refuge / refute

refuge n. 避难所 (a place that provides shelter or protection) /ˈrɛfjuːdʒ /

• The fox sought refuge from the hunters by hiding in a hollow log.

refute v. 驳倒，否认 (to prove that (something) is not true) / rɪˈfjuːt /

• The defendant successfully refuted the charge against him by producing evidence that he was at the movies at the time of the crime.

forge / forgo

forge v. 伪造，造假 (to make or imitate falsely, especially with intent to defraud) / fɔːdʒ /

• Hungarian painter Elmyr de Hory forged more than a 1000 paintings and sold the fakes to international galleries.

forgo v. 放弃 (to give up the use or enjoyment of (something)) / fəˈɡəʊ /

• The horse began to act up as soon as it realized that the rider had forgone wearing spurs and carrying a whip and thus had no way to sanction its poor behavior.