confess
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. 承认 (做了某事)
He had confessed to seventeen murders. 他已供认了17项谋杀罪。
I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money. 我曾期望她承认她写这些书仅仅是为了钱。
Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing. 雷改变了主意，声称他是被迫承认的。
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. 忏悔
You just go to the church and confess your sins. 你就去教堂忏悔你的罪过吧。
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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；供认，招认；承认（错误或罪行）
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring . 她向丈夫坦白她卖掉了结婚戒指。
He confessed to sleep ing/having slept through most of the movie . 他承认看这部电影时大部分时间都在睡觉。
He has confessed to the murder . 他供认了谋杀罪行。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] I have to confess (that) when I first met Reece I didn't think he was very bright . 我得承认，我第一次见到瑞斯的时候，觉得他不是很聪明。
It was all very confusing , I must confess. 我得承认，我觉得这一切太令人费解了。
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）忏悔
to confess your sins 忏悔你的罪过
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