tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others
吐露(秘密,私事);倾诉
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[with obj.]
he confided his fears to his mother 他向他母亲吐露了他心中的恐惧
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[with direct speech]
‘I have been afraid,’ she confided “我很害怕,”她倾诉道
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[with clause]
he confided that stress had caused him to lose a stone in weight. 他吐露说压力使他的体重减轻了一英石。
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因信任(某人)而向其吐露(秘密,私事)
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[with clause]
he confided in friends that he and his wife planned to separate. 他向朋友吐露他和妻子打算分居。
[with obj.](
〈旧〉 把…托付给(某人)
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the property of others confided to their care was unjustifiably risked. 别人托付给他们照管的财产被毫无道理地置于危险中。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘place trust (in)’): from Latin