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confess v.承认,坦白,忏悔 Confess can be used to describe admitting to committing a crime. If you watch crime shows on TV, you've likely seen detectives trying to get a suspect to confess. Confess can also be used in a religious context. Catholics confess their sins to a priest on a regular basis. Don't confuse the word confess with apology. An apology involves expressing regret about something. When you confess, you're merely owning up to doing it — you might not be sorry. ★★☆☆☆ 2000.5

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[kən'fes] When you confess, you admit to doing something wrong. You might feel guilty about eating the entire platter of chocolate chip cookies and confess to your mom before she notices. If she presses charges, you would confess to the cookie crime. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. 1[VERB 动词]承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事) If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.   [V to n/-ing]  [V that]  [V n]  [V]  [V with quote]  [Also V wh]He had confessed to seventeen murders...他供认了17起谋杀案。Her husband confessed to having had an affair...她丈夫承认有过外遇。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。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。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。'I played a very bad match,' he confessed.“这场比赛我打得很差。”他坦白道。2[VERB 动词](向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过) If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.   [V n]  [V n to n]  [Also V]You just go to the church and confess your sins...你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。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。3[PHRASE 短语]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.   [PHR with cl]  [politeness]I confess it's got me baffled...我承认这把我难倒了。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。

英语单词	confess
英美音标	[kən'fes]
中文释义	v.承认,坦白,忏悔
vocab简明	When you confess, you admit to doing something wrong. You might feel guilty about eating the entire platter of chocolate chip cookies and confess to your mom before she notices. If she presses charges, you would confess to the cookie crime.
vocab扩展	Confess can be used to describe admitting to committing a crime. If you watch crime shows on TV, you've likely seen detectives trying to get a suspect to confess. Confess can also be used in a religious context. Catholics confess their sins to a priest on a regular basis. Don't confuse the word confess with apology. An apology involves expressing regret about something. When you confess, you're merely owning up to doing it — you might not be sorry.
真题原句	What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事) If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. [V to n/-ing] [V that] [V n] [V] [V with quote] [Also V wh] He had confessed to seventeen murders... 他供认了17起谋杀案。 Her husband confessed to having had an affair... 她丈夫承认有过外遇。 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。 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。 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。 'I played a very bad match,' he confessed. “这场比赛我打得很差。”他坦白道。 2 [VERB 动词](向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过) If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven. [V n] [V n to n] [Also V] You just go to the church and confess your sins... 你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。 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。 3 [PHRASE 短语]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. [PHR with cl] [politeness] I confess it's got me baffled... 我承认这把我难倒了。 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。
来源	2000.5

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