confess
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. 承認 (做了某事)
He had confessed to seventeen murders. 他已供認了17項謀殺罪。
I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money. 我曾期望她承認她寫這些書僅僅是爲了錢。
Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing. 雷改變了主意，聲稱他是被迫承認的。
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吧。
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confess /kənˈfɛs/ (confessing,confessed,confesses)
剑桥词典
- 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，招認；承認（錯誤或罪行）
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring . 她曏丈夫坦白她賣掉了結婚戒指。
He confessed to sleep ing/having slept through most of the movie . 他承認看這部電影時大部分時間都在睡覺。
He has confessed to the murder . 他供認了謀殺罪行。
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個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，我第一次見到瑞斯的時候，覺得他不是很聰明。
It was all very confusing , I must confess. 我得承認，我覺得這一切太令人費解了。
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、尤指天主教中曏上帝或神父）懺悔
to confess your sins 懺悔你的罪過
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