| 词组 | confident |
| 释义 | confident /ˈkɒnfədənt, ˈkɒnfɪdənt $ ˈkɑːn-/ adjective 1. sure that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfullyadverbsextremely/supremely confident When she climbed up on to the stage, she looked supremely confident.verbslook confident It is important to try to look confident at a job interview.feel confident I’ve always been shy, and I wish I felt more confident.nounsa confident smile She gave Jack a confident smile.a confident voice He read his speech in a strong confident voice.phrasesconfident in your ability He was very confident in his own abilities.confident in yourself They try to make young people feel more confident in themselves.THESAURUS: confident self-confident/self-assured confident, and not shy or nervous in social situations: Jess was only 12, but she was very self-confident. | He was very self-assured and spoke without notes. | I eventually became more self-confident as a public speaker. | She was supremely self-confident, with the gift of being able to talk on any subject whenever the camera was rolling (=extremely self-confident). self-possessed confident, calm, and in control of your feelings even in a difficult situation: He was cool and self-possessed in the midst of all the excitement around him. | The normally self-possessed Elton looked a little worried. assertive confident enough to say what you think and want, so that people take notice of you: The course helps women learn how to be more assertive in the workplace. sure of yourself confident that you are right, even when other people do not agree with you: He sounded so sure of himself that I didn’t bother to argue. | Jenny was younger than her sister but seemed much more sure of herself. extrovert someone who behaves in a confident way in social situations and likes talking and being with other people: Most actors are natural extroverts. | Jan says her twin babies are completely different: Kelly is a real extrovert while Jessie is quiet and thoughtful. | He’s a total extrovert who will talk to any stranger. brash behaving and talking in a way that is too confident and loud. Used for showing that you disapprove: Ben was a brash and arrogant young man.2. sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expectverbsfeel confident We feel confident that the project will be a success.remain confident He remains confident about the company’s long-term future.sound/seem confident His agent sounded confident that a deal would be worked out.nounsa confident mood The team are in a very confident mood after their win last night.a confident prediction It is hard to make a confident prediction about the economy.adverbsreasonably/fairly/pretty confident I’m fairly confident that they’ll get married eventually.completely confident Police were completely confident that they had found the right man.quietly confident (=sure in your mind that you can succeed, even though you do not tell everyone about it) They were quietly confident of winning the game.prepositionsconfident of (doing) sth The president was confident of winning the election.confident about sth I feel quite confident about the future.phrasesconfident in the knowledge that You can buy this car, confident in the knowledge that it has everything you will need. |
| 随便看 |
英语词组固定搭配大全包含4241条英汉双解词组，基本涵盖了全部常用英文词组、短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。