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- confide [kən'faɪd]
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1.
vb
[
usually foll by in;when tr, may take a clause as object] to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to) -
2.
vi.
[intr;
foll by in] to have complete trust -
3.
vt.
[tr]
to entrust into another's keeping
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4.
vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin conf
i dere, from fi dere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty
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1.
vb
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Examples
- to confide one's troubles to a friend
- 向朋友倾诉困苦 → confide
- to confide to sb that...
- 向某人吐露... → confide
- You are the last person I'd confide in!
- 你是我最不信任的人！ → last
- 体己人
- a per son one can confide in; bosom friend → 体己
- 贴己朋友
- a person one can confide in; bosom friend → 贴己
- 贴心朋友
- a person one can confide in; bosom friend → 贴心
- 说心腹话
- tell sb. sth. in strict confidence; confide in sb.; exchange confidences → 心腹
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