音标:[kәn'fes] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
v. 承认, 坦白, 忏悔, 供认
v. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
v. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
词型变化:过去式 : confessed ; 第三人称单数 : confesses ; 过去分词 : confessed ; 现在分词 : confessing
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confess的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. I confess you are right on one point.我承认你在某一点上是正确的。
  2. Now, I must confess that I'm at my wit's end.现在我必须承认我已毫无办法。
  3. He confessed that he had never seen her before.他承认以前从未见过她。
  4. He refused to confess to his crime.他拒绝认罪。
  5. This elderly Italian guy goes to his parish priest to confess.一位年长的意大利男人来向他的神父告解。
  6. Many Christians regularly confess to a priest.许多基督徒定期向神父忏悔。
  7. The priest confessed the young man.神父听取那个青年的忏悔。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.罪犯被当场捉住,他只能认罪。
  2. The criminal soon confessed.罪犯很快就供认了。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. He confessed his guilt.他认罪了。
  2. You will have to confess your error.你必须承认你的错误。
  3. He has confessed his crime in court.他已在法庭上坦白了罪行。
S+~+ v -ing
  1. She confessed hating the boss.她承认痛恨这个老板。
  2. I confessed telling a lie.我承认我说了谎。
  3. They confessed taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.他们供认自己参与了企图营救那个囚犯的密谋。
  4. I confessed having met her.我承认,我遇见过她。
  5. He confesses having done it.他承认是他干的。
S+~+that-clause
  1. Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.汤姆承认他吃掉了所有的蛋糕。
  2. She confessed that she had broken the vase.她承认花瓶是她打的。
  3. The girl confessed that she had committed the crime in complicity with her friend.那女孩承认她和朋友一起犯了此罪。
S+~+wh-clause
  1. He confessed where he had hidden the money.他供出了他藏钱的地方。
用作宾补动词S+~+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed
  1. The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.警方承认他们完全被这桩奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
confess to (v.+prep.)
    承认,坦白(罪过等); 承认有(某种看法或意见) admit (sth such as guilt or an opinion )confess to sb

    He confessed to the priest before he died.

    他临终前向神父忏悔。

    confess sth to sb

    Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.

    很多基督徒都定期向牧师忏悔他们的罪行和恶念。

    confess to sth/v-ing

    The prisoner confessed to his part in the crime.

    这个囚犯承认了他在这场犯罪活动中的罪责。

    I have to confess to a hatred of modern music.

    我不得不承认,我讨厌现代音乐。

    I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.

    我承认对你的诚实有怀疑。

    Most people confess to a bad memory.

    大多数人都承认自己的记忆力不好。

    She confessed to stealing the jewels.

    她承认偷了宝石。

    He confessed to cheating on the exam.

    他承认自己考试作弊。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • confess a crime认罪
  • confess one's faults认错误
  • confess the letter (to be) a forgery承认这封信是伪造的
  • confess one's love坦陈爱慕之意
  • confess one's mistakes认错
  • confess one's sins忏悔罪过
~+副词
  • confess soon很快承认
  • confess candidly〔frankly, honestly〕坦率地承认
  • confess fearfully害怕地承认
  • confess hesitatingly犹豫不决地承认
  • confess openly公开地承认
  • confess readily乐于承认
  • confess sincerely诚恳地承认
  • confess sorrowfully伤心地承认
  • confess truthfully如实地承认
  • confess willingly自愿地承认
~+介词
  • confess to供认…
  • confess to being astonished at sth承认对某事大吃一惊
  • confess to cheating on the exam承认考试作弊
  • confess to a crime坦白罪行
  • confess to doing sth bad承认做了不好的事情
  • confess to God向上帝忏悔
  • confess to the police向警察供认
  • confess to the priest向牧师忏悔

经典引文

  • I here confess myself the King of Tyre.

    出自:Pericles,Shakespeare
  • A distorted knowledge, it must be confessed, of religious duty.

    出自:E. Peacock
  • It would be interesting to know what sins she confessed.

    出自:J. Steinbeck
  • Instead..of confessing their real plight, they made efforts to conceal it.

    出自:G. F. Kennan
  • I must confess that this conversation bores me.

    出自:N. Mailer
  • They confessed things to each other.

    出自:M. Bradbury
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