confess

🇺🇸 /kənˈfes/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈfes/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to admit you did something wrong or illegal

He had to confess his mistake to the teacher.

他不得不向老師承認自己的錯誤。

B2

to admit something you feel bad about

I must confess I forgot your birthday.

我必須承認我忘了你的生日。

R

to tell God or a priest about bad things you did to be forgiven

They went to church to confess their wrongs.

他們去教堂懺悔自己的過錯。

R

to listen when someone tells their sins

The priest will confess the parishioners.

神父將聽取教區居民的懺悔。

translation

v. 承認(錯誤或違法之事), 坦白(感到愧疚的事), 懺悔, 聽懺悔

詞形變化

3rd Present confesses
Past confessed
Perfect confessed
Progressive confessing