| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-say-that-you-are-wrong |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to say that you are wrongto say that you are wrongThese words all refer to saying that you are wrong or have done something wrong. If a person admits to having done something bad or illegal, theyconfessorconfess to it. Rawlinson finally confessed to the robbery. I asked if she had stolen the money, and she confessed. In less serious situations, when a person admits to having done something, the verbsown upandfess up, and the idiomcome cleancan also be used. Come on, own up - who's eaten the last sandwich? Fess up - you wanted to go to the cinema instead, didn't you? I decided to come clean about the broken vase. Concedeoradmitare used if the person unwillingly says that something is true. She did eventually concede that the instructions were not very clear. He admitted that he had been wrong. If a person admits, usually unwillingly, that something is true, the verbsacceptandacknowledgemay also be used. I accept that things should have been done differently. He refuses to acknowledge the problem. |
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