confidence

1. N-UNCOUNT If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them. 信任

I have every confidence in you. 我对你有完全的信任。

This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the FDA. 这导致了对食品与药品管理局信任的缺乏。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you have confidence, you feel sure about your abilities, qualities, or ideas. 自信心

The band is in excellent form and brimming with confidence. 该乐队处于极好的状态，表现得充满信心。

3. N-UNCOUNT If you can say something with confidence, you feel certain it is correct. 把握

I can say with confidence that such rumours were totally groundless. 我可以很有把握地说这些传言完全没有根据。

4. N-UNCOUNT If you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them a secret. 保密

We told you all these things in confidence. 我们告诉你的这些事情都是保密的。

Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence. 甚至告诉洛伊斯似乎也是对保密的背叛。

5. PHRASE If you take someone into your confidence, you tell them a secret. 向某人吐露秘密