| 单词 | confess |
| 释义 | confess (kənfes ) Word forms: confesses , confessing , confessed 1. verb B2 If someone confesses to doing something, usually something wrong, they admit that they did it. He had confessed to seventeen murders. [VERB + to] Her husband confessed to having had an affair. [V to n/-ing] I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money. [VERB that] Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness. [VERB noun] Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing. [VERB] 'I played a very bad match,' he confessed. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: admit, acknowledge, disclose, confide 2. verb B2 If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven. You just go to the church and confess your sins. [VERB noun] Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty. [VERB noun + to] 3. I confess/I must confess/I have to confess phrase 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. [politeness] I confess it's got me baffled. I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes. Collocations: confess a crime If they are close to confessing a crime, the blue on the wall might tip the balance. Times, Sunday Times He has confessed his crime and now has to face the music. Times, Sunday Times In a grim exercise in propaganda it showed pictures of people being led away to confess their crimes. Times, Sunday Times Confessing his crimes later a month on national television, he bailed out the government by taking full responsibility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ultimate aim was to force prisoners to not only confess their crimes, but also denounce themselves and others, therefore prolonging their prison sentences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you've never done it before, just confess your sin and ask him, and he'll do that for you. Christianity Today She was given an opportunity in private to confess that sin, to repent, to cease the sin. Christianity Today I confess this sin, and brace myself for condemnation. Times, Sunday Times If so, the leader needs to confess the sin to those people. Christianity Today I pray that there would be a culture of grace, where sinners would confess their sin and talk about their sin and repent into the safety of the gospel. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 坦白 Japanese: 自白する |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。