confession

noun

1. 供词；供状；认罪；供认；坦白
   a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement
   1. After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession.
      经过警察数小时的审问，她才供认了全部罪行。
2. （对使自己羞愧或尴尬的事的）表白，承认
   a statement admitting sth that you are ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement
   1. I've a confession to make─I lied about my age.
      我有错要承认——我谎报了年龄。
3. （向神父作的）告罪；告解
   a private statement to a priest about the bad things that you have done
   1. to go to confession
      去告解
   2. to hear sb's confession
      听某人告解
4. （宗教的）信仰表白
   a statement of your religious beliefs, principles, etc.
   1. a confession of faith
      宗教信仰表白

1. N-COUNT 供状;供词
   A confession is a signed statement by someone in which they admit that they have committed a particular crime.
   1. They forced him to sign a confession.
      他们强迫他在一份供词上签名。
2. N-VAR (对使自己羞愧或尴尬之事的)承认，坦白
   Confession is the act of admitting that you have done something that you are ashamed of or embarrassed about.
   1. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation...
      这些日记既有自白，也有评论。
   2. I have a confession to make.
      我有件事要坦白。
3. N-VAR 声明;告白;表白
   If you make a confession of your beliefs or feelings, you publicly tell people that this is what you believe or feel.
   1. ...Tatyana's confession of love.
      塔季扬娜爱的告白
4. N-VAR (天主教会等的)忏悔，告解，办神工
   In the Catholic church and in some other churches, if you go to confession, you privately tell a priest about your sins and ask for forgiveness.
   1. He never went to Father Porter for confession again.
      他再也没有向波特神甫作过告解。

1. Confession cleanses the soul.
   忏悔净化灵魂。
2. They forced him to sign a confession.
   他们强迫他在一份供词上签名。
3. The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation
   这些日记既有自白，也有评论。
4. I have a confession to make.
   我有件事要坦白。
5. He never went to Father Porter for confession again.
   他再也没有向波特神甫作过告解。
6. He thought her confession had been made under duress.
   他认为她是被刑讯逼供的。
7. The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.
   这些日记里既有自白，也有当下工作记录，还有见闻评论。
8. The Supreme Court threw out the confession and voided his conviction for murder.
   最高法院驳回了供词，宣布他谋杀罪名不成立。
9. His confession surprised everyone.
   他的供词使大家都感到意外。
10. The policeman had their confession.
    警察得到了他们的口供。
11. Confession is one mark of repentance.
    坦白是悔悟的一个标志。
12. You must sign the confession under pain of death.
    你必须在这份坦白书上签字，否则就处死你。
13. They forced a confession from him.
    他们逼他招供。
14. His confession was forced out of him and can't be used as evidence.
    他的口供是屈打成招，不足为证。
15. I have a confession.
    我要坦白一点。
16. A man walks into the confession booth and says, I have sinned.
    有一个男人走进告解室说：我犯罪了。
17. It's been two months since my last confession.
    我上次忏悔是两个月以前了。
18. This is my confession of the soul.
    这是我心灵的告白。
19. This confession implicates numerous officials in the bribery scandal.
    这一供认会使许多官员牵连到受贿的丑事中。
20. He had gone to confession.
    他去做忏悔了。
21. Arbitrariness and truthfulness are two basic characteristics of oral confession.
    摘要任意性和真实性是口供的两个基本特征。
22. He closed his eyes, lost in his agonized confession.
    他闭上了眼睛，陷入了痛苦的忏悔。
23. They extorted a confession from him by torture.
    他们对他进行刑讯逼供。
24. It's not a confession. it's an indictment!
    这不是认罪书，这是起诉书！
25. Is beginning to contradict her confession.
    和她的口供开始出现矛盾了。
26. After the confession had not become a male and female friends.
    表白了之后不是成了男女朋友。
27. The priest heard his confession.
    神父听取了他的忏悔。
28. I listened to his confession.
    我听了他的的忏悔。
29. And did you hear my confession to you?
    你听到我对你的忏悔了吗？
30. I want to make a confession to you, love.
    我要对你把我的罪恶都供一供了，亲爱的。

noun

1. (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

3. the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)

4. a public declaration of your faith

5. an admission of misdeeds or faults