Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7864
Fully loadedconfide
/kənˈfaid/
verb
吐露（秘密等）
核心释义
to reveal in private; tell confidentially
- 1.
对某人有信心。
To have confidence in someone.
- 2.
私下说(某事)
To say (something) in confidence.
信赖；对某人有信心。；私下说(某事)；吐露；委托
用法In use
She confided her secret to her best friend.
用法提示：confided 是 confide 的过去式，表示‘吐露’
He often confides in his brother when he feels anxious.
用法提示：confides in 表示‘向…倾诉’
I need someone I can confide in.
用法提示：confide in 表示‘信赖并告知私密’
confide in sb
confide in 后接信任的对象。
She confided in her best friend about her worries.
她向最好的朋友吐露了自己的担忧。
confide sth to sb
He confided his plans to his brother.
他向弟弟透露了自己的计划。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- confide in
- 向…吐露秘密；信赖
- She felt she could confide in her best friend.她觉得可以向她最好的朋友吐露秘密。
- confide a secret
- 吐露一个秘密
- He confided a secret to his diary.他向日记本吐露了一个秘密。
- confide to someone
- 向某人吐露（秘密）
- She confided to her mother that she was worried.她向母亲吐露她很担心。
- confide something to someone
- 将某事委托给某人；向某人吐露某事
- He confided his plans to his business partner.他把自己的计划告诉了他的生意伙伴。
- confide that
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'confidence'（信心），对人有信心才会吐露秘密。
语境与语域Context & Register
formal; trusted relationships; 通常用于向信任的人私下吐露秘密，语气正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物时用于 confide sth to sb；不及物时用于 confide in sb
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in -ide and share the /aɪd/ sound, rhyming with the stressed syllable of confide (kənˈfaɪd).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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