confesses
基本解释
- v.承认;供认;告解;听取忏悔
用法辨析
- 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。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- 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。 - He confessed his guilt.
他认罪了。 - She confessed hating the boss.
她承认痛恨这个老板。 - Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
汤姆承认他吃掉了所有的蛋糕。 - He confessed where he had hidden the money.
他供出了他藏钱的地方。 - 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。
用作动词 (v.)
用作不及物动词: S+~(+A)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+ v -ing
S+~+that-clause
S+~+wh-clause
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed
词组短语
- 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
- confess soon 很快承认
- confess candidly 〔frankly, honestly〕 坦率地承认
- confess fearfully 害怕地承认