confidants

英 [ˌkɒnfɪˈdænts]

美 [ˈkɑnfəˌdænts]

n.  (可吐露秘密的)知己，密友
confidant的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 男性知己（或密友）
  Someone'sconfidantis a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
  1. ...a close confidant of the president.
     总统的密友

双语例句

• In the play, the young couple Romeo and Juliet falls in love. However, their families are basically at war, so the couple plans to elope and marry secretly with the help of a few trusted confidants.
  在这部剧中，年轻的罗密欧和朱丽叶相爱了，但他们的家人却彼此仇视。所以这对情侣在几位心腹密友的帮助下，计划私奔并秘密结婚。
• He talked openly to his confidants about his sources on corporate boards, not suspecting that his calls might be tapped.
  他与自己信任的人坦率谈论在企业董事会中的消息来源，毫不怀疑自己的电话可能已经被窃听。
• As a result, spouses have taken on roles as companions and confidants, particularly those who are financially stable, as the economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have discussed.
  结果，就像经济学家贝特西·史蒂文森（BetseyStevenson）和贾斯汀·沃夫斯（JustinWolfers）讨论的那样，配偶承担起了同伴和知己的角色，特别是那些经济状况稳定的人。
• The king entrusted the running of his country including his own position to the ministers and brought along a few confidants with him to the seashore.
  国王于是把江山和地位全部付讬给朝中大臣，带了几位亲信来到大海边。
• Consequently, his confidants were saddled with huge debts, deceived by brokers. '
  在倒卖过程中，他的亲信因被中间人欺骗而背上巨额债务。
• However, their families are basically at war, so the couple plans to elope and marry secretly with the help of a few trusted confidants.
  所以这对情侣在几位心腹密友的帮助下，计划私奔并秘密结婚。
• The questionnaire allowed people to mention whether any of their closest confidants were extra romantic partners.
  这份网络问卷允许被调查者填写他们的密友中是否包括他们的恋人。
• As the day of his release in February 1990 had drawn near, some confidants worried he might disappoint.
  随着他在1990年2月出狱的日期临近，一些心腹密友曾担心他可能会让人失望。
• Vendt, who trained with Phelps the last two years in Michigan, was one of his closest confidants during this difficult year that included uneven training and a broken wrist.
  文特和菲尔普斯过去两年里在密歇根一起训练，是一起经历过艰苦训练和手腕受伤时期的亲密战友。
• The secret of the engagement spread from Julia's confidants to their confidants.
  订婚的秘密在朱莉娅的知心女友中传开了。