Archaeologists often confide their preliminary findings to trusted colleagues before publishing final reports.
考古学家常常在发表最终报告之前，向信任的同事吐露初步发现。
Which choice best defines “confide”?
D — To tell secrets trustingly.. “confide” means To tell secrets trustingly..
Which word means “To tell secrets trustingly.”?
C — confide. “confide” means To tell secrets trustingly..
confide — To tell secrets trustingly.. In Chinese: 吐露(秘密);倾诉;信任.
confide is pronounced //kənˈfaɪd//.
Archaeologists often confide their preliminary findings to trusted colleagues before publishing final reports. (考古学家常常在发表最终报告之前，向信任的同事吐露初步发现。)
entrust, disclose, reveal — all close in meaning to confide (To tell secrets trustingly.).
conceal, withhold — each the opposite of confide (To tell secrets trustingly.).
Yes. confide is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con + fide(信任,如 fidelity) → 出于信任而讲 → 吐露心事。