1. | [u] ~ (in sb/sth) 信心；信任；信赖the feeling that you can trust, believe in and be sure about the abilities or good qualities of sb/sth |
The players all have confidence in their manager. 队员都信赖他们的教练。 | |
A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence. 失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。 | |
a lack of confidence in the government 对政府缺乏信任 | |
The new contracts have undermined the confidence of employees. 新的合同动摇了雇员们的信心。 | |
She has every confidence in her students' abilities. 她完全相信她学生的能力。 |
2. | [u] 自信心；把握a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful |
He answered the questions with confidence . 他自信地回答了那些问题。 | |
People often lose confidence when they are criticized. 人受到批评时经常会失去信心。 | |
He gained confidence when he went to college. 他上大学后增强了自信。 | |
She suffers from a lack of confidence . 她深受缺乏自信心之苦。 | |
While girls lack confidence , boys often overestimate their abilities. 女孩通常缺乏自信，而男孩则往往会高估自己的能力。 | |
I didn't have any confidence in myself at school. 我在学校时对自己毫无信心。 |
3. | [u] 把握；肯定the feeling that you are certain about sth |
They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident. 他们不能肯定他经过那场事故后还能行走。 | |
He expressed his confidence that they would win. 他表示了自己的信心：他们必定取胜。 |
4. | [u] （对某人会保守秘密的）信任，信赖a feeling of trust that sb will keep information private |
Eva told me about their relationship in confidence . 伊娃对我透露了他们俩的关系这个秘密。 | |
This is in the strictest confidence . 这事切勿外传。 | |
It took a long time to gain her confidence(= make her feel she could trust me) . 我花了很长的时间才赢得她的信任。 |
5. | [c] （向某人透露的）秘密，机密a secret that you tell sb |
The girls exchanged confidences. 女孩子们相互吐露自己的心事。 | |
I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence. 迈克泄露了秘密，我决不会原谅他。 |
