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单词 confess
释义 confess
confess /kənˈfes/ verb [I or T] ↑Verb Endings for confess
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B2 to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about:
» [+ that] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.» He confessed to sleeping/having slept through most of the film.» He has confessed to the murder.» [+ (that)] I have to confess (that) when I first met Ian I didn't think he was very bright.» I found it all very confusing, I must confess.Thesaurus+: ↑Admitting and confessing
2
F0 in the Christian religion, especially the Roman Catholic Church, to tell God or a priest what you have done wrong so that you can be forgiven:
» to confess your sinsThesaurus+: ↑Forgiveness in religionThesaurus+: ↑Religious practices
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Extra Examples:» I have to confess I'm a bit of a sucker for musicals.» I must confess that I got my sums wrong - the house extension is costing a lot more than I expected.» The killer confessed that he often drugged his victims before he killed them.» He was granted immunity from prosecution because he confessed the names of the other spies.» He confessed that he had sinful thoughts.
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