confess
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [k?n?fesk?n'fes]
- 美式音標(biāo) [k?n?f?s]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) [k?n'fes]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 承認(rèn);坦白;懺悔;供認(rèn)
- vi. 承認(rèn);坦白;懺悔;供認(rèn)
詞根記憶
- con + fess(說(shuō))→全部說(shuō)出→承認(rèn);坦白
- con(全部) + fess(說(shuō))→全部說(shuō)出→承認(rèn),供認(rèn)
用法辨析
- confess的基本意思是“承認(rèn)”,指承認(rèn)自己認(rèn)為是錯(cuò)誤的東西,含有尊重他人意見的意思,引申可表示“懺悔”。
- confess可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),可接名詞、動(dòng)名詞或名詞從句作賓語(yǔ),也可接以“(to be+) adj. ”充當(dāng)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)的復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)。
- confess不能接動(dòng)詞不定式,也不用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- The criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.
罪犯被當(dāng)場(chǎng)捉住,他只能認(rèn)罪。 - He confessed his guilt.
他認(rèn)罪了。 - She confessed hating the boss.
她承認(rèn)痛恨這個(gè)老板。 - Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
湯姆承認(rèn)他吃掉了所有的蛋糕。 - He confessed where he had hidden the money.
他供出了他藏錢的地方。 - The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.
警方承認(rèn)他們完全被這樁奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+ v -ing
S+~+that-clause
S+~+wh-clause
用作賓補(bǔ)動(dòng)詞: S+~+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed
詞組短語(yǔ)
- confess a crime 認(rèn)罪
- confess one 's sins 懺悔罪過(guò)
- confess the letter (to be) a forgery 承認(rèn)這封信是偽造的
- confess soon 很快承認(rèn)
- confess candidly 〔frankly, honestly〕 坦率地承認(rèn)
- confess fearfully 害怕地承認(rèn)
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
~+名詞
~+副詞
英英字典
- to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about
- If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
- If someone confesses or confesses their sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 供述
- 認(rèn)罪
- 供認(rèn)
- 承認(rèn)