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confession n.自认；自白；招供；忏悔 (1) 他们认为妥协就是自认孱弱。(2) 这样一种解释等于一篇自白。(3) 他的自白供出其他一些政治人物也涉及此事。(4) 他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。(5) 警察哄骗他作了招认。(6) 牧师做了临终忏悔。 You’ve probably seen TV shows or movies where a detective says to a suspect "Confess!" The detective is trying to get a confession, which is a statement that admits some type of guilt. "I killed the mayor!" is a confession. "I forgot your birthday" is a confession. In some religions, confession is a sacrament where people admit their sins and seek forgiveness. When people have something painful to admit, they often start by saying, "I have a confession to make."

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英 [kən'feʃən] 美 [kən'feʃən] (1) They saw compromise as a confession of weakness.(2) Such an explanation is tantamount to a confession.(3) His confession involved a number of other politicians in the affair.(4) By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession.(5) The police tricked him into making a confession.(6) The priest made a deathbed confession. A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]供状；供词 A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime. They forced him to sign a confession.他们强迫他在一份供词上签名。2[N-VAR 可变名词](对使自己羞愧或尴尬之事的)承认，坦白 Confession is the act of admitting that you have done something that you are ashamed of or embarrassed about. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation...这些日记既有自白，也有评论。I have a confession to make.我有件事要坦白。3[N-VAR 可变名词]声明；告白；表白 If you make a confession of your beliefs or feelings, you publicly tell people that this is what you believe or feel.   [usu N of n]...Tatyana's confession of love.塔季扬娜爱的告白4[N-VAR 可变名词](天主教会等的)忏悔，告解，办神工 In the Catholic church and in some other churches, if you go to confession, you privately tell a priest about your sins and ask for forgiveness. He never went to Father Porter for confession again.他再也没有向波特神甫作过告解。

英语单词	confession
英美音标	英 [kən'feʃən] 美 [kən'feʃən]
中文释义	n.自认；自白；招供；忏悔
英语例句	(1) They saw compromise as a confession of weakness. (2) Such an explanation is tantamount to a confession. (3) His confession involved a number of other politicians in the affair. (4) By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession. (5) The police tricked him into making a confession. (6) The priest made a deathbed confession.
中文例句	(1) 他们认为妥协就是自认孱弱。 (2) 这样一种解释等于一篇自白。 (3) 他的自白供出其他一些政治人物也涉及此事。 (4) 他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。 (5) 警察哄骗他作了招认。 (6) 牧师做了临终忏悔。
vocabulary简明	A confession is an admission of guilt, fault, or a mistake.
vocabulary扩展	You’ve probably seen TV shows or movies where a detective says to a suspect "Confess!" The detective is trying to get a confession, which is a statement that admits some type of guilt. "I killed the mayor!" is a confession. "I forgot your birthday" is a confession. In some religions, confession is a sacrament where people admit their sins and seek forgiveness. When people have something painful to admit, they often start by saying, "I have a confession to make."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]供状；供词 A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime. They forced him to sign a confession. 他们强迫他在一份供词上签名。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词](对使自己羞愧或尴尬之事的)承认，坦白 Confession is the act of admitting that you have done something that you are ashamed of or embarrassed about. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation... 这些日记既有自白，也有评论。 I have a confession to make. 我有件事要坦白。 3 [N-VAR 可变名词]声明；告白；表白 If you make a confession of your beliefs or feelings, you publicly tell people that this is what you believe or feel. [usu N of n] ...Tatyana's confession of love. 塔季扬娜爱的告白 4 [N-VAR 可变名词](天主教会等的)忏悔，告解，办神工 In the Catholic church and in some other churches, if you go to confession, you privately tell a priest about your sins and ask for forgiveness. He never went to Father Porter for confession again. 他再也没有向波特神甫作过告解。

Confession I People N Var 可变名词 Making Priest Detective