confess
🇬🇧 UK/kən'fes/🇺🇸 US/kәn'fes/
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Definitions
v.
To admit to having done something wrong or illegal; to disclose one's sins to a priest.
承认,坦白;(向神父)忏悔,告解
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.confess to承认
- 2.confess one's feelings坦白某人的感受
Example Sentences
- 1.
He confessed to stealing the money from the register.
- 2.
He finally confessed to stealing the car.
- 3.
She wanted to confess her feelings to him.