英语词汇“confess”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

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.

WORD FAMILY

confess: confessed, confessedly, confesses, confessing, confession, confessor+/confessed: self-confessed, unconfessed/confession: confessional, confessions/confessional: confessionals/confessor: confessors/unconfessed: unconfessedly

USAGE EXAMPLES

Jurors would later see a video of Roof confessing to the crime — “Well, I killed them, I guess,” he said — and offering a racist rationale.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

Zhang told the activist he would need to pen “a self-criticism” in which he confessed to a series of crimes.

The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017)

In an interview with the Guardian last year, Fisher confessed that her next meeting with Ford would cost her a blush or two.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

1v admit (to a wrongdoing)

She confessed that she had taken the money

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

concede, profess

fess up, make a clean breast of, own up

admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

acknowledge, admit

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

2v confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Syn|Hyper

fink, squeal

acknowledge, admit

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

3v confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Hyper

acknowledge, admit

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

单词	confess
释义	confess (once / 66 pages) v 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. 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. WORD FAMILY confess: confessed, confessedly, confesses, confessing, confession, confessor+/confessed: self-confessed, unconfessed/confession: confessional, confessions/confessional: confessionals/confessor: confessors/unconfessed: unconfessedly USAGE EXAMPLES Jurors would later see a video of Roof confessing to the crime — “Well, I killed them, I guess,” he said — and offering a racist rationale. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Zhang told the activist he would need to pen “a self-criticism” in which he confessed to a series of crimes. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) In an interview with the Guardian last year, Fisher confessed that her next meeting with Ford would cost her a blush or two. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1v admit (to a wrongdoing) She confessed that she had taken the money Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper concede, profess fess up, make a clean breast of, own up admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error acknowledge, admit declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of 2v confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure Syn\|Hyper fink, squeal acknowledge, admit declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of 3v confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith Hyper acknowledge, admit declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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