| 单词 | confident/not confident |
| 释义 | confident/not confident1 confident2 too confident3 a confident feeling4 to make someone feel more confident5 not confident6 to make someone feel less confidentrelated wordssure that something good will happen 确信好的事会发生 sure/not sure,see alsoindependent,proud,brave/not brave,shy,1. confident 自信的 confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt, ˈkɒnfədəntǁˈkɑːn-/ [adjective] sure that you have the ability to do something well, and not worried about failing 自信的；有信心的 it's a difficult test, but she seems fairly confident. 测验很难，但她似乎相当自信。 he gave his speech in a strong, confident voice. 他以坚定自信的声音发表演说。confident about after living in france for a year, i felt much more confident about my french. 在法国住了一年后，我对自己的法语自信多了。be/feel confident about (doing) something i'm not very confident about going back to work. 我对重新工作不太有信心。confident of baldwin is confident of victory in this year's senate race. 鲍德温自信能在今年的参议员竞选中获胜。 confidently [adverb] she answered each question confidently. 她自信地回答了每个问题。 ‘it'll all work out in the end,’ said brown confidently. “事情最终会解决的。”布朗自信地说。 self-confident /self ˈkɒnfə̇dəntǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [adjective] someone who is self-confident is very confident about their own abilities and is not shy or nervous in social situations 自信的 jess was only 12, but she was very self-confident. 杰丝才12岁，但她相当自信。 i eventually became more self-confident as a public speaker. 我在公众场合演说终于自信多了。supremely self-confident extremely self-confident 非常自信 she was supremely self-confident, with the gift of being able to talk on any subject whenever the camera was rolling. 她极其自信，具有在镜头前谈论任何话题的天赋。 self-assured /ˌself əˈʃʊəʳd◂/ [adjective] very confident in your own abilities and able to deal calmly with other people, especially in public situations ［尤在公共场所］自信的 having done this many times before, she was self-assured and spoke without notes. 因为以前讲过许多次，所以她相当自信，发言时不看稿子。 on the surface dana was calm and self-assured, but i knew that this wasn't completely the case. 表面上达纳沉着、自信，但我知道不完全是这么回事。 assertive /əˈsɜːʳtɪv/ [adjective] someone who is assertive behaves confidently so that they get what they want 自信而能干的 jack has a very assertive personality. 杰克的个性非常自信。 the course helps women learn how to be more assertive in the workplace. 这门课程帮助女性学会在工作场所如何更加自信。 assertively [adverb] try to communicate assertively - not aggressively. 跟人沟通时尽量自信些—而不是咄咄逼人。 assertiveness [uncountable noun] the group has been given training in public speaking and assertiveness. 该小组接受了公开演讲和自信心培训。 sure of yourself /ˈʃʊər əv jɔːʳself/ [adjective phrase] very sure that what you think is right, even when other people do not agree with you 有自信心的［指肯定自己是对的，即使别人不这么认为］ he sounded so sure of himself that i didn't bother to argue. 他的话听起来那么有自信，我便没有再跟他争下去。 jenny was younger than her sister but seemed much more sure of herself. 珍妮是两姐妹中较小的一个，但是却自信得多。 extrovert /ˈekstrəvəʳt/ [countable noun] someone who enjoys being with other people and getting a lot of attention from other people 性格外向的人 jan says her twin babies are completely different: kelly is a real extrovert while jessie is quiet and thoughtful. 简说她生的双胞胎完全不一样：凯莉性格十分外向，而杰茜文静、体贴。 most actors are natural extroverts. 大多数演员天生性格外向。 he's a total extrovert who will talk to any stranger. 他完全是个性格外向的人，会同任何陌生人说话。 extrovert [adjective] the signore was extrovert and jolly and his wife was a wonderful cook. 那位先生性格外向、快乐，他妻子是个出色的厨师。2. too confident 过于自信 overconfident /ˌəʊvəʳˈkɒnfɪdənt, ˌəʊvəʳˈkɒnfədəntǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [adjective] too sure that you will succeed or win, often when you do not have the ability to do this 自负的 murray worried that the team was becoming overconfident. 默里担心该队会变得过于自信。 as drivers, teenage boys are often overconfident and take stupid risks. 十几岁的男孩子开车常常会太自负，去冒愚蠢的危险。 cocky /ˈkɒkiǁˈkɑːki/ [adjective] informal too confident about yourself and your abilities, especially in a way that annoys other people 骄傲自大的 a cocky young lieutenant 一个趾高气扬的年轻副官 my brother can be a little bit cocky sometimes. 有时候，我的弟弟会有点骄傲。 she didn't come off well in the interview - she was a bit too cocky, a bit too sure of herself. 她在面试中表现不好——有点过于骄傲、过于自信。 brash /bræʃ/ [adjective] someone who is brash is very confident in an annoying way, for example because they talk too loudly and never listen to other people 自以为是的；自高自大的 the hotel bar was full of brash, noisy journalists. 酒店的酒吧里挤满了自以为是、吵吵闹闹的记者。 a brash young salesman from new york 一个从纽约来的年轻粗鲁的销售员3. a confident feeling 自信的感觉 confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns, ˈkɒnfədənsǁˈkɑːn-/ [uncountable noun] the feeling that you have the ability to do things well, and to not make mistakes or be nervous in new situations 自信；信心 you need patience and confidence to be a good teacher. 要成为一名好老师，你需要有耐心和自信。have the confidence to do something ‘we have the confidence to beat brazil,’ said sampson. “我们有信心战胜巴西队。”桑普森说。 after the accident it took a long time before she had the confidence to get back in a car again. 事故发生后，过了很久她才有信心重新坐到汽车里。full of confidence very confident 非常自信 i went into the test full of confidence, but it was more difficult than i had imagined. 我信心十足地去参加考试，但试题比我想象的要难。 self-confidence /self ˈkɒnfə̇dənsǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [uncountable noun] a strong belief that you can do things well and that other people will like you, which means you behave confidently in most situations 自信 he's new in the job but he has plenty of self-confidence. 他在工作中是新手，但他很有自信。 studies show that girls tend to lose some of their self-confidence in their teenage years. 研究表明，女孩子在十几岁时会丧失部分自信。 students who get some kind of work experience develop greater self-confidence and better communication skills. 有工作经验的学生会更自信，具备更好的沟通技巧。 morale /məˈrɑːlǁməˈræl/ [uncountable noun] the level of confidence, satisfaction, and hope that people feel, especially a group of people who work together 士气，斗志 low/high morale morale among the soldiers has been low. 士兵的士气低落。keep up morale keep it at a high level 保持士气 they sang songs to keep up their morale until the rescuers arrived. 他们唱起歌以保持士气，直到营救人员到来。 assurance/self-assurance /əˈʃʊərəns, ˌself əˈʃʊərəns/ [uncountable noun] a feeling of calm confidence in your own abilities, especially because you have a lot of experience ［尤因丰富经验产生的］自信，把握，沉着 she envied the older woman's assurance. 她羡慕那个年纪较大的女人所表现出来的自信。 danby spoke to the committee with the self-assurance of an expert. 丹比以专家具有的自信沉着向委员会发言。 belief in yourself /bɪˈliːf ɪn jɔːʳˌself, bəˈliːf ɪn jɔːʳˌself/ [noun phrase] confidence in your own abilities, value, and judgment, which makes it likely that you will be successful at something ［对自己能力、价值及判断的］自信 you must have belief in yourself if you want to make it as an actor. 如果你要成为名演员，就一定要相信自己。 to acquire that level of skill requires years of training and an unfailing belief in yourself. 要想获得那种程度的技巧需要多年的培训和一贯的自信。 self-esteem /ˌself ɪˈstiːm/ [uncountable noun] the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked and respected 自尊［心］ getting a job did a lot for her self-esteem. 得到一份工作对她的自尊心很有好处。 sports should build a child's self-esteem, not damage it. 体育运动应当建立孩子的自尊，而不是给以打击。4. to make someone feel more confident 使某人感觉更自信 give somebody confidence /ˌgɪv somebody ˈkɒnfə̇dənsǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] teaching abroad was good for me. it gave me a lot of confidence. 在国外教书对我有好处，给了我许多信心。 ‘the activities,’ said harris, ‘are designed to give children confidence in their reading abilities.’ “这些活动，”哈里斯说，“旨在培养孩子对自己阅读能力的信心。”give somebody the confidence to do something the country needs the backing of the international community to give it the confidence to rebuild its war-battered economy. 该国需要国际社会支持，来给它信心重建受战争创伤的经济。 boost somebody's confidence /ˌbuːst somebodyˈs ˈkɒnfə̇dənsǁ -ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] an event or action that boosts someone's confidence quickly makes them feel more confident ［事情或行动］迅速增强某人的自信心 winning this game will really boost the team's confidence. 这场比赛胜利确实会增强全队的信心。 to boost my confidence i went for a haircut and bought some new clothes. 为了增强自信心，我去理了发，又买了几件新衣服。 build/build up (somebody's) confidence /ˌbɪld, ˌbɪld ʌp somebodyˈs ˈkɒnfə̇dənsǁˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] to gradually make someone feel more confident 建立［某人的］信心 the games are designed to make maths fun and build up youngsters’ confidence. 这些游戏旨在使数学有趣，让年轻人建立信心。 build confidence by assigning tasks which draw on an employee's areas of strength. 通过分派能发挥雇员长处的任务来建立信心。 boost morale/raise morale /ˌbuːst məˈrɑːl‖-ˈræl, ˌreɪz məˈrɑl‖-məˈræl/ [verb phrase] to raise the level of confidence and satisfaction among a group of people 提高士气，增强斗志 a pay raise would boost employee morale a great deal. 加薪能大大提高雇员的士气。 visits by celebrities and politicians were meant to boost morale among the troops. 名人政要的来访是为了增强军队的士气。 boost somebody's ego /ˌbuːst somebodyˈs ˈiːgəʊ/ [verb phrase] to make someone feel more confident about themselves, for example by saying good things about their appearance, character, or work ［通过赞扬等］增强某人的自信心 it was nice to have my work praised for once -- it really boosted my ego. 我的工作受到一次表扬，真太好了—这大大增强了我的自信心。 the fact that jane was attracted to him boosted his ego quite a bit. 简喜欢他大大增强了他的信心。 give somebody a boost/a lift /ˌgɪv somebody ə ˈbuːst, ə ˈlɪft/ [verb phrase] to make someone feel happier or more confident ［某事］使某人振作起来，给某人以鼓舞 nothing could have given the team a bigger boost than the victory over canada. 没有什么比那次打败加拿大队更能使这支球队振作起来了。 when i was feeling down, talking to marion always gave me a lift. 当我消沉的时候，与玛丽昂交谈总能使我振奋起来。5. not confident 不自信的 lack confidence/be lacking in confidence /ˌlæk ˈkɒnfə̇dəns, biː ˌlækɪŋ ɪn ˈkɒnfə̇dənsǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] to not be confident about your abilities or appearance 缺乏信心 francine lacks confidence and needs a lot of encouragement and support. 弗朗辛缺乏信心，需要大量鼓励和支持。 i was fat, had no friends, and lacked confidence. 我长得胖，没有朋友，而且缺乏信心。 while girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities. 女孩子缺乏信心，而男孩子常高估自己的能力。 lose confidence /ˌluːz ˈkɒnfə̇dəns ǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] to stop feeling confident, especially after making a mistake ［尤犯错后］失去信心 ‘how was your driving test?’ ‘terrible - i made one small mistake, and then i just lost confidence.’ “驾驶测验考得怎么样？”“糟透了—我犯了个小错，于是便失去了信心。” people tend to lose confidence if they've been out of work for a while. 失业一段时间后，人们往往会失去信心。 unsure of yourself /ʌnˈʃʊər əv jɔːʳself/ [adjective phrase] to not be confident, especially because you are young or you do not have much experience ［尤因年轻或经验不足而］缺乏自信 at first, chris seemed nervous and unsure of herself. 起初，克丽丝看上去紧张、缺乏自信。 he was only 21 and still very unsure of himself with girls. 他才21岁，在女孩子面前仍缺乏自信。 insecure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊəʳ/ [adjective] not confident about making decisions, trying new experiences, or forming new relationships, especially because you are worried that you are not good enough 无把握的；缺乏信心的 ben's parents’ divorce left him lonely and insecure. 本的父母离婚了，让他孤独、没有自信。insecure about even though she's a model, she's very insecure about how she looks. 即使她当上了模特儿，她对自己的容貌仍很不自信。 demoralized /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzdǁ-ˈmɔːr-/ [adjective] if a person or a group of people are demoralized, they have lost all their confidence that they can succeed at something and are unwilling to continue with it 士气崩溃的，丧失信心的 a demoralized work force 丧失信心的劳动力大军 many employees became demoralized and cynical when the company announced another round of job cuts. 公司宣布新一轮职位削减时，许多雇员丧失了信心，变得愤世嫉俗。utterly/thoroughly demoralized the team was a wreck - thoroughly demoralized after a humiliating season. 该队元气大伤—不光彩的赛季过后完全丧失了士气。 discouraged /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒdǁ-ˈkɜː-/ [adjective] not confident about something you are trying to achieve, because you have had difficulty achieving it 灰心的，沮丧的 i was very discouraged at the time, but i still hoped we could find a solution. 当时我非常沮丧，不过我仍希望能找到解决方法。get/become discouraged students with learning difficulties who do not have a dedicated teacher can become discouraged very easily. 有学习障碍的学生如果没有一位尽心竭力的老师，极易灰心丧气。discouraged by discouraged by her failed marriages, she gradually withdrew from the world. 她为几段失败的婚姻而沮丧，渐渐避世。discouraged about hartman was so discouraged about the way his performing career was going, that he gave up acting for writing. 哈特曼对自己的演艺生涯感到非常沮丧，于是便弃演从文了。6. to make someone feel less confident 削弱某人的自信 shake/damage (somebody's) confidence /ˌʃeɪk, ˌdæmɪdʒ somebodyˈs ˈkɒnfə̇dənsǁ -ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase] if something shakes or damages someone's confidence, it makes them feel unsure of their abilities and less confident 动摇/损害［某人的］自信 being fired really shook his confidence. 遭遇解雇的确动摇了他的自信。badly shaken her confidence was badly shaken when she was involved in a car accident a few years ago. 几年前，她卷入一场车祸，她的自信受到极大打击。 demoralizing /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzɪŋǁ-ˈmɔːr-/ [adjective] making people feel that they cannot be successful at something they are trying to do, so that they become unwilling to continue with it 使人泄气的，令人气馁的 the demoralizing effects of unemployment 失业所带来的令人气馁的影响 many of the teachers found the school board's criticism unfair and demoralizing. 许多教师觉得校董会的批评不公平，使人泄气。 rivas says being on welfare was a demoralizing and humiliating experience. 里瓦斯说领取福利救济是令人泄气、丢脸的事。 take the wind out of somebody's sails /teɪk ðə ˌwɪnd aʊt əv somebodyˈs ˈseɪlz/ [verb phrase] informal to make someone lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected 【非正式】［尤指以意想不到的言语或行动］使某人丧失信心 last night's defeat has taken some of the wind out of the team's sails. 昨晚的失利使该队丧失了部分信心。 discourage /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒǁ-ˈkɜː-/ [transitive verb] to make someone feel less confident about something they are trying to achieve 使灰心，使泄气 what discouraged me most was our lack of progress in the pay negotiations. 最令我灰心的是工资谈判没有进展。 although the troubles in the financial markets have made him cautious, reid said they haven't discouraged him. 里德说，尽管金融市场的风波令他小心谨慎，但还没有让他灰心。 discouraging /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋǁ-ˈkɜː-/ [adjective] making someone feel less confident about something they are trying to achieve 使人气馁的，使人泄气的 my father made a few discouraging remarks about my academic abilities that have stayed with me to this day. 父亲曾对我的学术能力说过些令人气馁的话，这些话我至今仍记忆犹新。 despite discouraging viewing figures for their movie ‘for the boys’, paramount decided to try to make another similar film. 尽管《龙凤双星》的票房令人泄气，但派拉蒙公司决意再拍一部类似影片。be discouraging to do something it's very discouraging to find out that your own team members have been lying to you. 发现你自己的小组成员对你说谎，这真令人失去信心。discouraging that it is deeply discouraging that the government can struggle with the nation's budget for nearly a year and still fail to achieve anything. 政府制订国家的预算，折腾了一年仍一无所获，让人极为气馁。 |
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