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con.fess (obj)kEn5fesvto admit that you have done something wrong, esp. when what you have done is secret坦白，供认，承认She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring. [+ that clause]她向丈夫坦白她卖掉了结婚戒指。He confessed to sleeping/having slept through the second half of the film. [I]他承认电影后半部时全睡着了。Against the advice of his lawyer he confessed to the murder. [I]他没有听从律师的意见，而是供认了谋杀罪行。I'm afraid I've got something to confess--I've trodden on your hamster. [T]我恐怕有件事儿要坦白----我踩死你的仓鼠了。Come on! Confess! You've eaten that entire box of chocolates, haven't you?[I]快!老实交待!你偷吃了一整盒巧克力，是吗?I have to/must confess (that) when I first met your husband I didn't think he was very bright. [+ (that) clause]我得承认第一次见到你丈夫时我并不觉得他很聪明。I confess (that) I'm a little bit confused by what you said. [+ (that) clause]我承认有点被你的话搞糊涂了。The director has confessed himself (to be) puzzled by the company's losses. [+ obj + (to be) + adj]主管承认对公司的亏损感到困惑。In the Christian religion, esp. the Roman Catholic Church, a person might confess or confess their sins if they tell a priest about all the things that they have done wrong so that they can be forgiven. [I/T](基督教，尤指天主教)(向神父)忏悔，告罪
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