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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-derived
contogether, with
+
fessprofession, occupation, declaration
=confess

Common 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.

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