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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。