to confess
01
자백하다, 인정하다
to admit, especially to the police or legal authorities, that one has committed a crime or has done something wrong
Intransitive: to confess | to confess to an offense
문법 정보
형태적 구성
단순어
동작 동사
규칙
현재 시제
confess
3인칭 단수
confesses
현재분사
confessing
단순 과거
confessed
과거분사
confessed
예시들
The suspect decided to confess to the crime during the police interrogation.
용의자는 경찰 조사 중에 범죄를 자백하기로 결정했다.
02
고백하다, 시인하다
to admit one's faults and sins in front of a priest
Transitive: to confess one's sins
예시들
The priest listened patiently as she began to confess her struggles.
사제는 그녀가 자신의 어려움을 고백하기 시작하는 것을 인내심 있게 들었다.
03
고백하다, 인정하다
to admit something, especially when it makes you feel uncomfortable or guilty
Transitive: to confess that | to confess to sth
예시들
She confessed that she had broken the vase by accident.
그녀는 실수로 꽃병을 깨뜨렸다고 고백했다.
