confess

音标发音

• 英式音标 [kənˈfeskən'fes]
• 美式音标 [kənˈfɛs]
• 国际音标 [kən'fes]
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基本解释

• vt. 承认；坦白；忏悔；供认
• vi. 承认；坦白；忏悔；供认

词根记忆

• con + fess(说)→全部说出→承认；坦白
• con(全部) + fess(说)→全部说出→承认，供认

同根派生

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用法辨析

v. (动词)

• confess的基本意思是“承认”,指承认自己认为是错误的东西,含有尊重他人意见的意思，引申可表示“忏悔”。
• confess可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、动名词或名词从句作宾语,也可接以“(to be+) adj. ”充当补足语的复合宾语。
• confess不能接动词不定式,也不用于被动结构。

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英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• The criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.
  罪犯被当场捉住,他只能认罪。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• He confessed his guilt.
  他认罪了。

S+～+ v -ing

• She confessed hating the boss.
  她承认痛恨这个老板。

S+～+that-clause

• Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
  汤姆承认他吃掉了所有的蛋糕。

S+～+wh-clause

• He confessed where he had hidden the money.
  他供出了他藏钱的地方。

用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed

• The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.
  警方承认他们完全被这桩奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• confess a crime 认罪
• confess one 's sins 忏悔罪过
• confess the letter (to be) a forgery 承认这封信是伪造的

～+副词

• confess soon 很快承认
• confess candidly 〔frankly, honestly〕 坦率地承认
• confess fearfully 害怕地承认

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about

柯林斯英英字典

• 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

法学

• 供述
• 认罪
• 供认
• 承认