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单词 confess
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confess

He had no form, had been in no kind of trouble until the urge to confess got into him.And when I see people in the court, I must confess I watch them.Best to confess your sins in circumstances like this, then hope for expiation.She was more than happy, proud almost, to confess to Agnes Ferman's murder.

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confess

British English: confess /kənˈfɛs/ VERB
If you confess to doing something wrong or something that you are ashamed of, you admit that you did it.
He confessed to the crime.
I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money.
  • American English: confess
  • Arabic: يَعْتَرِفُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: confessar
  • Chinese: 坦白
  • Croatian: priznati
  • Czech: přiznat (se)
  • Danish: tilstå
  • Dutch: bekennen
  • European Spanish: confesar
  • Finnish: tunnustaa
  • French: confesser
  • German: gestehen
  • Greek: ομολογώ
  • Italian: confessare
  • Japanese: 自白する
  • Korean: 고백하다
  • Norwegian: tilstå
  • Polish: przyznawać się
  • European Portuguese: confessar
  • Romanian: a mărturisi
  • Russian: признавать
  • Latin American Spanish: confesar
  • Swedish: erkänna
  • Thai: สารภาพ
  • Turkish: itiraf etmek
  • Ukrainian: зізнаватися
  • Vietnamese: thú nhận

Chinese translation of 'confess'

confess

(kənˈfɛs)

vi

  1. (to sin, crime) 坦白 (tǎnbái)

vt

  1. [sin, guilt, crime] 坦白 (tǎnbái)
  2. [weakness, ignorance] 承认(認) (chéngrèn)
    to confess to sth/to doing sth 承认(認)某事/做了某事 (chéngrèn mǒushì/zuòle mǒushì)
    to confess sth to sb 向某人坦白某事 (xiàng mǒurén tǎnbái mǒushì)
    I must confess that ... 我得承认(認) ... (wǒ děi chéngrèn ... )
(verb) 
Definition
to admit (a fault or crime)
He has confessed to seventeen murders.She confesses that she only wrote those books for the money.
Synonyms
admit
A huge proportion of them admit to regularly breaking the laws of the road.
acknowledge
I acknowledge that I made a mistake.
disclose
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
confide
He confided his worries to me.
own up
Many establishment figures have owned up to youthful indiscretions.
come clean (informal)
divulge
He was charged with divulging state secrets.
blurt out
come out of the closet
make a clean breast of
get (something) off your chest (informal)
spill your guts (slang)
fess up
sing (slang, mainly US)
cough (slang)
Opposites
cover up
,
deny
,
hide
,
conceal
,
suppress
,
withhold
,
keep secret
,
repudiate
,
hush up
,
keep mum
,
keep under wraps
,
button your lips
(verb) 
Definition
to admit to be true, esp. reluctantly
I must confess I'm not a great sports enthusiast.
Synonyms
declare
He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world.
own up
allow
He allows that the development may result in social inequality.
prove
new evidence that could prove their innocence
reveal
grant
The magistrates granted that the charity was justified in bringing the action.
confirm
I can confirm that the area is now in rebel hands.
concede
She finally conceded that he was right.
assert
We assert that the bill violates the First Amendment.
manifest
He's only convincing when that inner fury manifests itself.
affirm
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
profess
He professed that he was content with the arrangements.
attest
Records attest to his long history of violence.
evince (formal)
He had never, hitherto, evinced any particular interest in economic matters.
aver
Her friends aver that men find her fascinating.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acknowledge
Definition
to recognize or admit the truth of a statement
I acknowledge that I made a mistake.
Synonyms
admit,
own up to,
allow,
accept,
reveal,
grant,
declare,
recognize,
yield,
concede,
confess,
disclose,
affirm,
profess,
divulge,
accede,
acquiesce,
fess up (slang)
in the sense of affirm
Definition
to declare to be true
`The place is a dump,' she affirmed.
Synonyms
declare,
state,
maintain,
swear,
assert,
testify,
pronounce,
certify,
attest,
avow,
aver,
asseverate (formal),
avouch
in the sense of allow
Definition
to acknowledge (a point or claim)
He allows that the development may result in social inequality.
Synonyms
acknowledge,
accept,
admit,
grant,
recognize,
yield,
concede,
confess,
acquiesce

Synonyms of 'confess'

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