| 单词 | confess |
| 释义 | confess verbadverb | verb + confess | preposition adverb➤freely, openly, publicly, readily坦率地／公开／当众／欣然承认▸➤allegedly据称承认verb + confess➤have to, must不得不／必须承认◆i must confess that i didn't have much faith in her ideas.我必须承认对她的想法我没有什么信心。preposition➤to供认⋯；向⋯供认◆he was arrested and confessed to the murder.他被逮捕并承认了谋杀罪行。◆she confessed to me that she had known his true identity for some time.她向我承认她知道他的真实身分已有一段时间了。 confess [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to admit sth that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about承认（自己感到羞辱或尴尬的事）◆she was reluctant to confess her ignorance.她不愿承认自己无知。◆i must confess to knowing nothing about computers.我得承认对电脑一窍不通。 confess /kənfes/ [intransitive, transitive] to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done sth wrong or illegal（尤指正式地或向警方）供认，坦白，承认（错误或罪行）◆he confessed that he had stolen the money.他承认偷了那笔钱。◆we persuaded her to confess her crime.我们劝她坦白自己犯下的罪行。◆after hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.经过几个小时的审问，疑犯终于招供。▸ confession /kənfeʃn/ noun [countable, uncountable] ◆i have a confession to make－i lied about my age.我有错要承认 － 我谎报了年龄。◆his confession was extracted under torture.他是被屈打成招的。confess/kənˈfes ||; kənˈfɛs/verb [i,t] confess (to sth/to doing sth);confess (sth) (to sb) to admit that you have done sth bad or wrong 承认，招认（罪责、错误等）: ◇the young woman confessed to the murder of her boyfriend/to murdering her boyfriend. 这名年轻女子供认谋杀了她的男朋友。◇they confessed to their mother that they had spent all the money. 他们向母亲承认已把钱全都花掉了。 ☞look at own up (to sth). it is less formal. 参看own up (to sth)。这个词多用于非正式场合。 confesssee ⇨ admit 1 • • •• ⇨ admit/confess con·fess /kən`fɛs; kənˈfes/v [i,t] 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal 承认［错误或罪行］; 坦白:◇it didn't take long for her to confess. 她没过多久就坦白承认了。◇confess to (doing) sth james wouldn't confess to the robbery. 詹姆斯不承认犯了抢劫罪。 2. to admit something that you feel embarrassed about 承认［感到困窘的事］:◇+ that lyn confessed that she had fallen asleep in class. 琳恩承认自己在上课时睡着了。 3. to tell a priest or god about the bad things you have done ［向神父或上帝］忏悔 ☞ confess |
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