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

• 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。
• Some former colleagues and confidants say his incredible success and the adulation it has brought has made him overconfident in his ability to change the world.
  一些前同事和密友表示，马云惊人的成功以及由此带来的过度美誉，使他对自己改变世界的能力过于自信。
• Both Frattini and the rebels'foreign policy chief, Ali al-Essawi, said the Libyan leader has lost the support of top confidants and the international community.
  弗拉蒂尼和叛军外交政策官员Alial-Essawi表示，利比亚领袖卡扎菲已经失去了高级官员和国际社会的支持。
• 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。
• 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。
• The decision [ to give James D. Robinson, chairman of AmEx, the boot] had been made in such secrecy that some of Robinson's closest confidants say they were in the dark.
  [解聘美国运通董事长罗宾逊的]决定进行时极端秘密，连罗宾逊最接近的知已都说他们一无所知。
• 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 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。
• Most of the President's inner circle have been friends and confidants of the President's for years.
  总统核心集团的大多数成员都是总统多年的朋友和亲信。
• Lots of people pass me by everyday and many among them might become my friends or confidants someday.
  每天，你都会和许多人擦肩而过，他们可能会成为你的朋友或是知己。