| 词汇 | confess |
| 释义 | phraseconfess[confessed, confessed, confessing] confess to 1. confess to sth to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially to the policeconfess to a murder/crime/robbery etc One of the men broke down during questioning and confessed to the murder.confess to doing sth Kim Hyon Hui confessed to having planted the bomb which resulted in the death of all 115 passengers■ SIMILAR TO: admit2. confess to sth to admit something that you feel embarrassed about: During an interview the Princess confessed to a passion for bacon and tomato sandwiches.confess to doing sth In the end, Mitchell confessed to not knowing the answer to my question.■ SIMILAR TO: admit confess to (someone or something)1. To admit something. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the crime. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to it! 2. To admit something to someone. I don't think he has any intention of confessing to the police. Everyone knows that you have a crush on Lauren, so you might as well just confess to us! confess something to someoneand confess to someoneto admit something to someone; to admit having done something to someone. Tom confessed his involvement to the boss. Max confessed to the police. confess to somethingto admit having done something. He will not confess to the crime. In the end, Max confessed to it. confess tov. 1. To admit to doing something: The kids confessed to eating all the ice cream. I will not confess to a crime I did not commit! 2. To admit something to someone: The thief confessed the crime to the police. |
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