confesses

英 [kənˈfesɪz] 美 [kənˈfesɪz]

v.  供认，坦白，承认(错误或罪行); 承认(自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事); 忏悔(罪过); 悔过; 告罪; 告解
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柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事)
    If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
    1. He had confessed to seventeen murders...
      他供认了17起谋杀案。
    2. Her husband confessed to having had an affair...
      她丈夫承认有过外遇。
    3. I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money...
      我本以为她会承认写这些书只是为了钱。
    4. Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness...
      大部分强奸案受害者都承认有一种无助的感觉。
    5. Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing...
      雷翻了供，声称自己是被逼招供的。
    6. 'I played a very bad match,' he confessed.
      “这场比赛我打得很差。”他坦白道。
  2. VERB (向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过)
    If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
    1. You just go to the church and confess your sins...
      你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。
    2. Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty.
      一旦我们向上帝告明了自己的过失和错误，就不该再觉得内疚。
  3. PHRASE 我承认，我必须承认(用来对自己的过失等略表歉意)
    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.
    1. I confess it's got me baffled...
      我承认这把我难倒了。
    2. I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.
      我必须承认自己对时间很长的政治节目不是很热衷。
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双语例句

  1. She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right.
    她承认找不到自己的白马王子。
  2. Mollie confesses she is rather partial to pink
    莫莉承认她偏爱粉红色。
  3. 'It probably shows up a deeply immature part of my psyche,' he confesses
    “它可能表现了我内心很不成熟的一面，”他承认道。
  4. However Lolita confesses that she does receive a fair share of negative criticism online.
    然而，洛丽塔也承认在网络上她收到了一些负面的评价。
  5. Wentworth confesses that he receives some eye-popping fan mail but is not always able to write back.
    米帅承认他有收到过一些弹眼落睛的粉丝来信，也不能都回。
  6. Still, he confesses: I betray my art every day for a paycheck.
    不过，他坦言：我每天都为了收入而出卖自己的演技。
  7. Indeed, he confesses to having a sort of crush on his creation, and answers No a bit too quickly when I ask whether we should assume that Nathan, who lives alone in his glass house with his android Galateas, has had sex with Ava.
    我问他，我们是不是应该认为内森与爱娃发生过性关系内森与他的机器人美女居住在同一个玻璃房子里加兰的否定回答来得有点太快了。
  8. Take one man who confesses to his wife that he is on Prozac but cautions her to tell no one.
    例如，有一个人在向自己的妻子承认他在服用百忧解时，警告她不要告诉任何人。
  9. A wild storm breaks out and in terror she confesses her guilt.
    一场狂野的风暴呼啸而来，在惊恐中，她承认自己的罪行。
  10. Dryden confesses of himself and his contemporaries that they fall below Donne in wit, but maintains that they surpass him in poetry.
    德莱顿承认他自己和他的同辈在机智上不如邓恩，但在诗歌上他们坚持超越了他。
  11. "The first time I saw you, Harry, I recognized you immediately," confesses Lupin.
    我第一次见到你，哈利，我立刻就认出了你。
  12. And then there was silence for a bit* And then he confesses.
    后来男的沉默了一会就承认了。
  13. 'I am bored with finance and interested in worthier missions,'like climate change and medicine, the'Black Swan'author confesses on his website.
    这位“黑天鹅”理论的创建者在其网站上承认，他已对金融感到厌倦，并对诸如气候变化及医药等更具价值的使命感兴。
  14. I'm not the typical Orly employee, she confesses, I don't have to worry about job security.
    我不是典型的奥利员工，她承认道，我不用担心工作保障问题。
  15. This man confesses to shooting you in cold blood.
    这男人承认残忍地向你开枪。
  16. He confesses that sometimes he isn't up to coping with the stresses and strains of a large family.
    他承认有时他处理不了大家庭中的紧张关系。
  17. Someone who confesses ( discloses information damaging to themselves).
    自白（揭露对自己不利信息）的人。
  18. She increasingly opts for cheaper Italian silk, she confesses.
    她承认，她现在会越来越多的选择较为廉价的意大利丝绸。
  19. Somewhat sheepishly he confesses, ''I've just learned to live with my own guilt.''
    他有些胆怯地承认：我已学会了承认我自己的罪过。
  20. Confessor: One who confesses faith in Christianity in the face of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom.
    基督教信徒：指在迫害面前声称信仰基督教但并未殉道者。
  21. He is broken before God and confesses his own sin.
    他在神面前破碎自己，并承认自己的罪。
  22. Larry confesses his plight to his unbelieving father, Sir John, who then joins the villagers in a hunt for the wolf.
    他承认他的困境，拉里不信，约翰爵士，他父亲就加入了村民在搜寻那只狼。
  23. "I was hoping for a car," he confesses.
    “我原本想着一辆玩具车呢，”他坦白道。
  24. She confesses her terrible fears about the world and the state of her marriage.
    她承认她的可怕的担心世界和国家的婚姻。
  25. Yes, I'm addicted and have been for more than 10 years, she confesses.
    她承认：的确，我已经沉迷于这个牌子十多年了。
  26. Personality: He rarely confesses his real thoughts, but he is humorous and a joy for the kids.
    个性：很少说出心里话，但是语言幽默，是孩子们的开心果。
  27. Because he has no arrogance, but confesses and repents.
    因为他没有傲慢，而且坦诚和忏悔。
  28. Interesting fact; once a person confesses to a crime.
    有趣的事实：一旦某人承认了某项罪行。
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