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。
吐露（秘密等）
confided — past of confide
信赖；对某人有信心。；私下说(某事)；吐露；委托
to reveal in private; tell confidentially
对某人有信心。
To have confidence in someone.
私下说(某事)
To say (something) in confidence.
一般现在时
She confides in her best friend.
她向最好的朋友吐露心声。
一般过去时
He confided his secret to his brother.
他向哥哥吐露了秘密。
现在完成时
They have confided their plans to no one.
他们没有向任何人透露过计划。
规则动词
She confided her secret to her best friend.
她向最好的朋友吐露了自己的秘密。
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.
他感到焦虑时经常向哥哥倾诉。
用法提示：confides in 表示‘向…倾诉’
I need someone I can confide in.
我需要一个可以倾诉的人。
用法提示：confide in 表示‘信赖并告知私密’
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。
He confided his plans to his brother.
他向弟弟透露了自己的计划。
confide that 引导宾语从句，表示吐露的内容。
The employee confided that he was planning to resign.
这名员工吐露自己打算辞职。
比confide更宽泛，可用于揭示任何信息
较正式，常用于公开或官方披露
强调泄露秘密，常含负面意味
常指承认过错或罪行
强调解除心理负担，较不正式
grammar · medium
易错句子She confided her secret to me.
正确表达She confided in me about her secret.
动词confide表示'吐露秘密'时，须搭配介词in引出信任的对象，而非直接使用to。中文'向某人倾诉'易直译为to，但英语固定结构是confide in sb.
grammar · medium
易错句子I want to confide you my worries.
正确表达I want to confide my worries in you.
confide不能直接跟双宾语，需先直接跟所吐露的内容（名词），再用介词in引出对象。中文'向你吐露'的语序导致错误，正确语序为'confide sth in sb'.
与"confide"的'吐露'义相对
与"confide"的'信赖'义相对
confide是动词，意为“吐露”或“信赖”；confident是形容词，意为“自信的”，不能作动词使用。
confide意为“吐露（秘密）”，常与in连用；confine意为“限制”，常与to连用，含义完全不同。
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。
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。
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。
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。
吐露说…
She confided that she had never been abroad.
她吐露说她从未出过国。
就某事向某人吐露秘密
He confided in his brother about his financial troubles.
他向兄弟吐露了经济上的困难。
常见于 'connect', 'contain', 'concentrate' 等词
常见于 'confidence', 'confident', 'fidelity' 等词
向…倾诉；信任
She always confides in her mother when she has a problem.
她有困难时总是向母亲倾诉。
向…吐露（秘密等）
He confided his fears to his best friend.
他向最好的朋友吐露了自己的恐惧。
向我吐露心声
I'm a door that you can open, a page that you can fold. Confide in me.
我是一扇你可以打开的门，一页你可以折叠的纸。向我吐露心声。
你可以信任我
Professor Dumbledore said, 'You can confide in me, Harry.'
邓布利多说：‘你可以信任我，哈利。’
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