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| /ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)nt/ |
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| 1 | someone who is confident believes in their own abilities and so does not feel nervous or frightened 自信的 |
| a confident mood/smile/manner 自信的心态/微笑/态度 |
| +about I was starting to feel more confident about the exam. 我开始对考试更加有信心了。 |
| confident in/of your ability He is confident in his ability to do the job well. 他自信有能力把工作做好。 |
| supremely confident a supremely confident young man 极其自信的年轻人 |
| quietly confident Hingis is looking quietly confident as she walks out on court. 辛吉斯走到场上，显得沉着自信。 |
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| 2 | certain that something will happen or be successful 有把握的；确定的 |
| +of We were confident of victory. 我们对胜利很有把握。 |
| +that We are confident that the show will open on Thursday. 我们对展览将于星期四开幕很有把握。 |
| confident in the knowledge that You can go out, confident in the knowledge that your house is safe. 你可以出去，只要确保房子安全。 |
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