confess
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. 承認(rèn) (做了某事)
He had confessed to seventeen murders. 他已供認(rèn)了17項(xiàng)謀殺罪。
I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money. 我曾期望她承認(rèn)她寫(xiě)這些書(shū)僅僅是為了錢(qián)。
Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing. 雷改變了主意，聲稱(chēng)他是被迫承認(rèn)的。
2. V-T/V-I If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven. 懺悔
You just go to the church and confess your sins. 你就去教堂懺悔你的罪過(guò)吧。
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confess /k?n?f?s/ (confessing,confessed,confesses)
劍橋詞典
- to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about
- I have to confess I'm a bit of a sucker for musicals .
- I must confess that I got my sums wrong - the house extension is costing a lot more than I expected .
- The killer confessed that he often drugged his victims before he killed them.
- He was granted immunity from prosecution because he confessed the names of the other spies .
- He confessed that he had sinful thoughts . 返回 confess
坦白；供認(rèn)，招認(rèn)；承認(rèn)（錯(cuò)誤或罪行）
[ 詞或詞組后面接一個(gè)that從句 ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring . 她向丈夫坦白她賣(mài)掉了結(jié)婚戒指。
He confessed to sleep ing/having slept through most of the movie . 他承認(rèn)看這部電影時(shí)大部分時(shí)間都在睡覺(jué)。
He has confessed to the murder . 他供認(rèn)了謀殺罪行。
[ 詞或詞組后面接一個(gè)that從句 ] I have to confess (that) when I first met Reece I didn't think he was very bright . 我得承認(rèn)，我第一次見(jiàn)到瑞斯的時(shí)候，覺(jué)得他不是很聰明。
It was all very confusing , I must confess. 我得承認(rèn)，我覺(jué)得這一切太令人費(fèi)解了。
in the Christian religion , especially the Roman Catholic Church, to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven
（基督教、尤指天主教中向上帝或神父）懺悔
to confess your sins 懺悔你的罪過(guò)
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