1 VERB 承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事) If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it. 承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事) [Also V wh, V pron-refl adj/n]
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He had confessed to seventeen murders. [VERB + to]
他供认了17起谋杀案。
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Her husband confessed to having had an affair. [V to n/-ing]
她丈夫承认有过外遇。
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I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money. [VERB that]
我本以为她会承认写这些书只是为了钱。
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Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness. [VERB noun]
大部分强奸案受害者都承认有一种无助的感觉。
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Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing. [VERB]
雷翻了供，声称自己是被逼招供的。
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'I played a very bad match,' he confessed. [VERB with quote]
“这场比赛我打得很差。”他坦白道。
SYN admit, acknowledge, disclose, confide
2 VERB (向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过) If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven. (向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过) [Also V, V to n]
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You just go to the church and confess your sins. [VERB noun]
你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。
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Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty. [VERB noun + to]
一旦我们向上帝告明了自己的过失和错误，就不该再觉得内疚。
3 PHRASE 我承认，我必须承认(用来对自己的过失等略表歉意) You use expressions like 'I confess', 'I must confess', or 'I have to confess' to apologize slightly for admitting something you are ashamed of or that you think might offend or annoy someone. 我承认，我必须承认(用来对自己的过失等略表歉意) [politeness]
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