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*con·fi·dence /`kɑnfədəns; ˈkɒnfɪdəns/
n
1 [U] belief in your own ability to do things well 自信:
Her problem is that she lacks confidence. 她的问题是缺乏自信。
give sb confidence Living in another country gave me more confidence. 住在另一个国家使我更加自信。
2 [U] the feeling that something is true, or that it will produce good results 信心; 把握:
We're looking forward to Saturday's match with confidence. 我们满怀信心地期待星期六的比赛。
3 [U] a feeling of trust that someone will not tell your secrets to other people 信任:
gain sb's confidence (=make someone feel that they can trust you) 得到某人的信任: It took a long time to gain the little boy's confidence. 赢得那个小男孩的信任花了很长时间。
4 in confidence if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them in secret and they must not tell anyone else 必须保密
5 [C] a secret or a piece of personal information that you tell someone 秘密; 隐私:
After a couple of days they were already exchanging confidences. 几天后他们已经互诉知心话了。
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