confess to

  1. 承认, 坦白
    • I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.
      我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。
    • She confessed to stealing the jewels.
      她承认偷了宝石。
  2. 〈宗〉向…忏悔
    • He confessed to the priest before he died.
      他临终前向神父忏悔。
    • Many Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.
      很多基督徒都定期向牧师忏悔他们的罪行和恶念。
    • He confessed to a priest that he had sinned.
      他向神父忏悔他犯了罪。

网络词典

confess to

英 kənˈfes təʊ 美 kənˈfes təʊ
动词短语 中文翻译:向某人坦白
同义词: ['reveal', 'confess', 'admit', 'acknowledgment']

例句:

  1. 1. I'm sorry for what I said earlier;I must confess to you that I waswrong.
    我为我之前说的话道歉,我必须向你坦白,我错了。
  2. 2. He confessed to the police that he had stolenthe money.
    他向警方坦白自己偷了钱。
  3. 3. She confessed to her friendthat she had been lying about her job.
    她向她的朋友坦白说,她一直在撒谎关于她的工作。