confess
verb
kənˈfes
verb
1
to
admit,
especially
to
the
police,
that
you
have
done
something
wrong
or
illegal
〔尤指向警方〕坦白，招认，招供;
confess
to
(doing)
sth
Edwards
confessed
to
being
a
spy
for
the
KGB.
爱德华兹承认为克格勃当间谍。
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.
用了酷刑菲安就招供了。
2
to
admit
something
that
you
feel
embarrassed
about
承认（使自己尴尬的事情）;
confess
(that)
Marsha
confessed
that
she
didn’t
really
know
how
to
work
the
computer.
玛莎承认她其实并不会使用计算机。
confess
to
(doing)
sth
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。
3
confession
to
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
.
他跪下来对自己所犯的罪忏悔。