[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]信任；信赖 If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
[usu N in n]
I have every confidence in you...
我完全相信你。
This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police...
这导致了大家对警方缺乏信任。
His record on ceasefires inspires no confidence.
他以往在停火方面的表现让人对他毫无信心。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]自信；信心 If you have confidence, you feel sure about your abilities, qualities, or ideas.
The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence...
这支乐队状态极佳，自信满满。
I always thought the worst of myself and had no confidence whatsoever.
我老是妄自菲薄，没有一点儿信心。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]肯定；把握 If you can say something with confidence, you feel certain it is correct.
[usu with N]
I can say with confidence that such rumors were totally groundless.
我可以肯定地说这样的谣言完全没有根据。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]私下；秘密 If you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them a secret.
[usu in N]
[V inflects]
We told you all these things in confidence...
我们告诉你的这些事都需要保密。
Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.
即使是告诉洛伊丝都好像是在泄密。
If you take someone into your confidence, you tell them a secret.向…吐露秘密
If your daughter takes you into her confidence, don't rush off to tell your husband.
如果女儿告诉你她的秘密，不要急着说给丈夫听。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]秘密；知心话 A confidence is a secret that you tell someone.
Gregory shared confidences with Carmen.
格雷戈里和卡门说了知心话。
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See also:
vote of no confidence
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con·fi·dence★/ˈkɒnfɪdəns; NAmEˈkɑːnfɪdəns/nounbelief in others 对他人的信心1★[uncountable ]confidence(in sb/sth) the feeling that you can trust, believe in and be sure about the abilities or good qualities of sb/sth 信心；信任；信赖◆The players all have confidence intheir manager. 队员都信赖他们的经理。◆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。☞see also
vote of confidence
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vote of no confidence
belief in yourself 对自己的信心2★[uncountable ]a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful 自信心◆He answered the questions with confidence.他有信心地回答了那些问题。◆People often lose confidencewhen they are criticized. 人受到批评时经常会失去信心。◆He gained confidencewhen he went to college. 他在走进大学门时增强了自信。◆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。feeling certain 感到有把握3★[uncountable ]the feeling that you are certain about sth 把握；肯定◆They could not say with confidencethat 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 thatthey would win. 他表示了自己的信心：他们必定取胜。trust 信任4[uncountable ]a feeling of trust that sb will keep information private （对某人会保守秘密的）信任，信赖◆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。a secret 秘密5[countable ]( formal) a secret that you tell sb （向某人透露的）秘密，机密◆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。IDIOMSbe in sb's confidenceto be trusted with sb's secrets 受某人信任；是某人的心腹◆He is said to be very much in the President's confidence.据说他深受总统的信任。take sb into your confidenceto tell sb secrets and personal information about yourself 向某人吐露内心秘密（或隐私）◆She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing.她把我当成知己，把她面临的种种难题都向我和盘托出。confidenceconfidencescon·fi·dence/ˈkɒnfɪdəns; NAmEˈkɑːnfɪdəns/
1feeling somebody/something is good [uncountable] the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good resultsconfidence in Public confidence in the government is at an all-time low. She had complete confidence in the doctors. Opinion polls show that voters have lost confidence in the administration.2belief in yourself [uncountable] the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfullyconfidence in I didn’t have any confidence in myself.confidence to do something Good training will give a beginner the confidence to enjoy skiing. I felt I was doing well and my confidence began to grow.with confidence Our goal is to prepare students to go into the business world with confidence.3feeling something is true [uncountable] the feeling that something is definite or truesay/speak/predict etc with confidence How can anyone say with confidence that the recession is over?confidence in I have complete confidence in Mr Wright’s analysis of the situation.have confidence (that) I have every confidence that the job will be completed satisfactorily on time.4keep information secret [uncountable] if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something on the understanding that they will not tell anyone else → confidein confidence I’ll tell you about Moira – in confidence, of course.in strict/the strictest confidence Any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest confidence.breach of confidence (=when someone tells someone something that they were told in confidence) Lawyers are satisfied that no breach of confidence took place.5 take somebody into your confidence to tell someone your secrets or private or personal details about your life: Elsa took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing.6a secret [countable] a secret or a piece of information that is private or personalshare/exchange confidences They spent their evenings drinking wine and sharing confidences. I have never betrayed a confidence. →
vote of confidence
, vote of no confidence
COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbshave confidence in somebody/something· The people no longer have any confidence in their government.lose confidence in somebody/something· Employees are losing confidence in the company.gain/win somebody’s confidence· As team captain, he soon won the confidence of the players.inspire confidence (=make people have confidence)· Our education system should inspire public confidence.restore confidence (=make people have confidence again)· Interest rate reductions would restore business confidence.boost confidence (=make people have more confidence)· The government is keen to boost consumer confidence and spending.shake somebody’s confidence (=make them have less confidence)· The stock market fall has shaken the confidence of investors.undermine/damage/weaken somebody’s confidence (=make someone have less confidence)· The situation in the US was undermining foreign confidence in the dollar.destroy/shatter confidence in somebody/something· A further crisis has destroyed public confidence in the bank.phraseshave every/complete/absolute confidence in somebody/something· A manager must be able to have complete confidence in his staff.a lack of confidence· the public’s lack of confidence in the National Health Servicea crisis of confidence (=a situation in which people no longer trust a government, system etc)· the crisis of confidence over food safetyADJECTIVES/NOUN + confidencepublic confidence· The changes should improve public confidence in the system.consumer confidence (=that ordinary people have when the economic situation is good)· Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest for two years.business confidence (=that businesses have when the economic situation is good)· The region has gained 46,000 jobs and business confidence is high.investor confidence (=that investors have when the economic situation is good)· A fall in the value of shares damages investor confidence.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave confidence· Young teenagers often don’t have a lot of confidence.be full of confidence· The team are full of confidence.brim with confidence (=be full of it)· Clive walked into the room, brimming with confidence as usual.exude/radiate confidence (=show it in a very noticeable way)· As the leader, you have to exude confidence and authority.lack/be lacking in confidence· She lacked the confidence to talk to people.lose (your) confidence· He’d been out of work for six months and had lost all his confidence.give somebody confidence· I had really good teachers who gave me a lot of confidence in myself.gain confidence (also grow/gain in confidence) (=become more confident)· Paul did well in the job and gained a lot of confidence.boost/increase somebody’s confidence (=make someone feel more confident)· One of my stories was published, which really boosted my confidence.build up somebody’s confidence (=gradually increase it)· When you’ve had an accident, it takes a while to build up your confidence again.undermine somebody’s confidence (=gradually reduce it)· His constant criticism was undermining my confidence.dent/shake somebody’s confidence (=make it less strong)· A bad experience like that can dent your confidence.destroy/shatter somebody’s confidence· When she failed her degree, it shattered her confidence.somebody’s confidence grows/increases· Since she started her new school, her confidence has grown a lot.nounsa confidence boost· They offered me the job immediately, which was a real confidence boost.confidence building (=making it develop)· Training for a big match is all about confidence building.phrasesa lack of confidence· She had always suffered from insecurity and a lack of confidence.a loss of confidence· As people age, they may suffer from a loss of confidence.THESAURUSconfidence the feeling that you have the ability to do things well, and to not make mistakes or be nervous in new situations: · You need patience and confidence to be a good teacher.have the confidence to do something: · ‘We have the confidence to beat Brazil,’ said Sampson.· After the accident it took a long time before she had the confidence to get back in a car again.full of confidence (=very confident): · I went into the test full of confidence, but it was more difficult than I had imagined.self-confidence a strong belief that you can do things well and that other people will like you, which means you behave confidently in most situations: · He’s new in the job but he has plenty of self-confidence.· Studies show that girls tend to lose some of their self-confidence in their teenage years.· Students who get some kind of work experience develop greater self-confidence and better communication skills.morale the level of confidence, satisfaction, and hope that people feel, especially a group of people who work together: low/high morale: · Morale among the soldiers has been low.keep up morale (=keep it at a high level): · They sang songs to keep up their morale until the rescuers arrived.assurance/self-assurance a feeling of calm confidence in your own abilities, especially because you have a lot of experience: · She envied the older woman’s assurance.· Danby spoke to the committee with the self-assurance of an expert.self-esteem the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked and respected: · Getting a job did a lot for her self-esteem.· Sports should build a child’s self-esteem, not damage it.
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