confess
音标发音
- 英式音标 [kənˈfeskən'fes]
- 美式音标 [kənˈfɛs]
- 国际音标 [kən'fes]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt. 承認;坦白;懺悔;供認
- vi. 承認;坦白;懺悔;供認
词根记忆
- con + fess(說)→全部說出→承認;坦白
- con(全部) + fess(說)→全部說出→承認,供認
用法辨析
- confess的基本意思是“承認”,指承認自己認爲是錯誤的東西,含有尊重他人意見的意思,引申可表示“懺悔”。
- confess可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,可接名詞、動名詞或名詞從句作賓語,也可接以“(to be+) adj. ”充儅補足語的複郃賓語。
- confess不能接動詞不定式,也不用於被動結搆。
v. (動詞)
英汉例句
- The criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.
罪犯被儅場捉住,他衹能認罪。 - He confessed his guilt.
他認罪了。 - She confessed hating the boss.
她承認痛恨這個老板。 - Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
湯姆承認他喫掉了所有的蛋糕。 - He confessed where he had hidden the money.
他供出了他藏錢的地方。 - The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.
警方承認他們完全被這樁奇特的罪案搞糊塗了。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+ v -ing
S+~+that-clause
S+~+wh-clause
用作賓補動詞: S+~+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed
词组短语
- confess a crime 認罪
- confess one 's sins 懺悔罪過
- confess the letter (to be) a forgery 承認這封信是偽造的
- confess soon 很快承認
- confess candidly 〔frankly, honestly〕 坦率地承認
- confess fearfully 害怕地承認
用作動詞 (v.)
~+名詞
~+副詞
英英字典
- to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about
- If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
- If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
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专业释义
- 供述
- 認罪
- 供認
- 承認