confide
/kənˈfaɪd/verb
reporting verb
1- 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：
with obj. he confided his fears to his mother他向他母亲吐露了他心中的恐惧
with direct speech 'I have been afraid, ' she confided“我很害怕,"她倾诉道
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。
1.1
- no obj.
confide in
trust (someone) enough to tell them of such a secret or private matter因信任（某人）而向其吐露（秘密, 私事）： 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。
1.2
- with obj.
confide something to
dated entrust something to (someone) in order for them to look after it〈旧〉把…托付给（某人）： 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。
派生词
confidingly
adverb词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'place trust (in)'）： from Latin confidere 'have full trust'. The sense 'impart as a secret' dates from the mid 18th cent.