to confess
01
供认, 承认
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
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
confess
第三人称单数
confesses
现在分词
confessing
一般过去时
confessed
过去分词
confessed
例子
The suspect decided to confess to the crime during the police interrogation.
嫌疑人在警察审讯期间决定供认罪行。
02
忏悔, 承认
to admit one's faults and sins in front of a priest
Transitive: to confess one's sins
例子
The priest listened patiently as she began to confess her struggles.
牧师耐心地听着她开始忏悔自己的挣扎。
03
承认, 坦白
to admit something, especially when it makes you feel uncomfortable or guilty
Transitive: to confess that | to confess to sth
例子
She confessed that she had broken the vase by accident.
她承认自己不小心打碎了花瓶。
