confess

confess

形容词和名词的不同含义：

• 形容词：
1. confessed：公认的，不容否认的
2. confessional：告解的，忏悔的
• 名词：
1. confession：供认，忏悔
2. confessor：忏悔者，告解者

词语辨析：

confess与admit的区别在于confess强调坦白承认，通常指对某件严重或不正当的事情感到内疚，而admit则更普遍一些。

词汇扩充：

confess one's sins：忏悔自己的罪恶
confess one's love：表白自己的爱意

近义词：

admit, acknowledge, avow, declare, reveal

反义词：

deny, reject, repudiate

柯林斯词典解释：

verb

1. If you confess to doing something wrong or something that you are ashamed of, you admit that you did it.
• He confessed to the crime.
• I must confess that I'm a little disappointed.
2. If you confess that something is true or that you believe in it, you admit or state publicly that it is true.
• He confessed that he had been a communist.
• I confess to feeling a little sorry for her.

牛津词典解释：

verb

1. Admit or state that one has committed a crime or done something wrong.
• He confessed to the murder.
• I had to confess my guilt.
2. Admit or acknowledge something reluctantly, typically because one feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed.
• She confessed that she had been drinking.
• I must confess to some doubts.

用法：

confess的宾语可以是动词的-ing形式，也可以是不定式，表示承认做了某事。

相关的例句：

1. I confess that I have never been to Paris.
2. She confessed to stealing the money.
3. He confessed his love for her.
4. We must confess our sins and ask for forgiveness.
5. She confessed to feeling jealous of her sister's success.
6. He confessed his involvement in the crime.
7. I confess, I didn't expect it to be so difficult.
8. She confessed to her part in the scheme.
9. He confessed to the police that he had taken the money.
10. I must confess, I don't like his attitude.
11. She confessed to feeling guilty about the accident.
12. He confessed his mistake and apologized.
13. I confess that I didn't study for the exam.
14. She confessed to her parents that she had broken the vase.
15. He confessed his secret to his best friend.
16. We must confess our weaknesses and work on them.
17. She confessed to being afraid of the dark.
18. He confessed to his boss that he had made a mistake.
19. I must confess, I didn't expect this outcome.
20. She confessed to her teacher that she hadn't done the homework.