vt. 1.自白,承认,供认。 2.表白(信仰);忏悔,向上帝[神父等]忏悔(罪恶)。 3.(教士)听取(教徒)忏悔。 4.证明。 短语和例子 confess oneself to be in the wrong 承认错误。 confess oneself (to be) guilty 承认有罪。 confess a crime 坦白罪行。 confess allegiance to ... 表明忠诚于… The priest confessed the young man. 神父听取那个青年的忏悔。 vi. 1.供认,承认。 2.忏悔。 3.(神父)听取忏悔。 短语和例子 confess before a priest 在神父面前忏悔。 confess to a weakness for smoking 承认有爱吸菸的缺点。 confess and avoid 【法律】承认所控事实但同时举出其他事实抗辩,主张所控罪名在法律上不能成立。 I confess (that) ...〔口语〕得承认,这实在是。 to confess the truth 说实话。
admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" 同义词:concede, profess,
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure 同义词:squeal, fink,
例句与用法
1.
The prisoner confessed to stealing the jewels . 犯人供认他偷了珠宝。
2.
I confess that to me it seems quite impossible . 我觉得这完全不可能。
3.
It's frivolous misuse of time, i confess . 我承认,这有点无谓浪费时间。
4.
Most people confess to have a bad memory . 大多数人都承认记性差。
5.
It must be confessed that bertha exaggerated . 必须承认,伯莎做得过份了。
6.
He came into the room and confessed everything . 他来到屋里并供认了一切。
7.
They have confessed their love for each other . 他们相互倾诉了自己的爱情。
8.
He confessed to the priest before he died . 他死前向神父忏悔。
9.
I have to confess to having done that . 我不得不坦白干了那事。
10.
He might have been able to confess to simonetta . 他也许能向西蒙内塔忏悔。