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[/kənˈfes; kənˋfɛs/] v 用法: 1 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tf, Dn.pr] ~ (to sth/doing sth); ~ (sth) (to sb) say or admit, often formally (that one has done wrong, committed a crime, etc) 承认(错误、 罪行等); 供认; 坦白: The prisoner refused to confess (his crime). 该犯拒不招供(罪行). * She finally confessed (to having stolen the money). 她最後招认了(偷了那笔钱). * He confessed that he had murdered her. 他供认他杀害了她. (b) [Ipr, Tf, Cn.a, Cn.t] acknowledge, often reluctantly 承认(常为不情愿地): She confessed to (having) a dread of spiders, ie admitted that she was afraid of them. 她承认她害怕蜘蛛. * I'm rather bored, I must confess. 说老实话, 我真有点厌烦. * He confessed himself (to be) totally ignorant of their plans. 他承认自己对於他们的计划一无所知. 用法: 2 (a) [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Dpr.f] ~ (sth) (to sb) (esp in the Roman Catholic Church) tell (one's sins) formally to a priest (尤指天主教)向神父忏悔, 告罪, 告解: He confessed (to the priest) that he had sinned. 他(向神父)忏悔他犯了罪. (b) [Tn] (of a priest) hear the sins of (sb) in this way (指神父)听取(某人)的忏悔: The priest confessed the criminal. 神父听取那罪犯的忏悔. |