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confess

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Related topics: Crime & law, Christianity
con·fess /kənˈfes/ ●●○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1 SCADMITto admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal 〔尤指向警方〕坦白,招认,招供 confession
confess to (doing) something
 Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB.
爱德华兹承认自己是克格勃间谍。
 Occasionally people confess to crimes they haven’t committed just to get attention.
偶尔人们会承认自己并未犯过的罪行,那只是为了引人注意。
confess (that)
 My husband confessed he’d been having an affair with a woman in his office.
我丈夫承认他和办公室里的一个女人有暧昧关系。
 Torture was used and Fian confessed.
酷刑用过之后菲安就招供了。
see thesaurus at admit
2 ADMITto admit something that you feel embarrassed about 承认〔使自己尴尬的事情〕 confession
confess (that)
 Marsha confessed that she didn’t really know how to work the computer.
玛莎承认自己其实并不会使用计算机。
confess to (doing) something
 He confessed to having a secret admiration for his opponent.
他承认私底下很钦佩他的对手。
I (have to/must) confess (=used when admitting something you feel slightly embarrassed about) 我(必须)承认〔用于承认自己略感尴尬的事〕
 I must confess I don’t visit my parents as often as I should.
我必须承认我没有尽责经常去看望父母。
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In everyday English, people usually say admit rather than confess: 在日常英语中,人们一般说admit,而不说confess
I know it was him – he admitted it.
我知道是他——他承认了。
I admit I’m not very good with money.
我承认我不善理财。
3 RRCADMITto tell a priest or God about the wrong things you have done so that you can be forgiven 〔向神父或上帝〕忏悔,告解 confession
 He knelt and confessed his sin.
他跪下来为自己的罪过忏悔。
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Origin confess
(1300-1400) Old French confesser, from Latin confiteri to confess, from com- ( → COM-) + fateri to confess
con·fess verb →REGISTER1
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