confesses

英 [kənˈfesɪz]

美 [kənˈfesɪz]

v.  供认，坦白，承认(错误或罪行); 承认(自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事); 忏悔(罪过); 悔过; 告罪; 告解
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事)
  If someoneconfessesto doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
  1. He had confessed to seventeen murders...
     他供认了17起谋杀案。
  2. Her husband confessed to having had an affair...
     她丈夫承认有过外遇。
  3. I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money...
     我本以为她会承认写这些书只是为了钱。
  4. Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness...
     大部分强奸案受害者都承认有一种无助的感觉。
  5. Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing...
     雷翻了供，声称自己是被逼招供的。
  6. 'I played a very bad match,' he confessed.
     “这场比赛我打得很差。”他坦白道。
• VERB (向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过)
  If someoneconfessesorconfessestheir sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
  1. You just go to the church and confess your sins...
     你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。
  2. Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty.
     一旦我们向上帝告明了自己的过失和错误，就不该再觉得内疚。
• PHRASE 我承认，我必须承认(用来对自己的过失等略表歉意)
  You use expressions like 'I confess', 'I must confess', or 'I have to confess' to apologize slightly for admitting something you are ashamed of or that you think might offend or annoy someone.
  1. I confess it's got me baffled...
     我承认这把我难倒了。
  2. I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.
     我必须承认自己对时间很长的政治节目不是很热衷。

双语例句

• Larry confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a hunt for the wolf.
  他承认他的困境，拉里不信，约翰爵士，他父亲就加入了村民在搜寻那只狼。
• He is broken before God and confesses his own sin.
  他在神面前破碎自己，并承认自己的罪。
• 'It probably shows up a deeply immature part of my psyche,' he confesses
  “它可能表现了我内心很不成熟的一面，”他承认道。
• Confessor: One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom.
  基督教信徒：指在迫害面前声称信仰基督教但并未殉道者。
• Because he has no arrogance, but confesses and repents.
  因为他没有傲慢，而且坦诚和忏悔。
• I'm not the typical Orly employee, she confesses, I don't have to worry about job security.
  我不是典型的奥利员工，她承认道，我不用担心工作保障问题。
• This man confesses to shooting you in cold blood.
  这男人承认残忍地向你开枪。
• Yes, I'm addicted and have been for more than 10 years, she confesses.
  她承认：的确，我已经沉迷于这个牌子十多年了。
• Someone who confesses ( discloses information damaging to themselves).
  自白（揭露对自己不利信息）的人。
• Take one man who confesses to his wife that he is on Prozac but cautions her to tell no one.
  例如，有一个人在向自己的妻子承认他在服用百忧解时，警告她不要告诉任何人。