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confess

英[kən'fes] 美[kən'fɛs]
  • vt. 承认;坦白;忏悔;供认
  • vi. 承认;坦白;忏悔;供认

英英释意


1. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
2. admit, make a clean breast of;
"She confessed that she had taken the money"
3. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith