confessing

英 [kənˈfesɪŋ]

美 [kənˈfesɪŋ]

v.  供认，坦白，承认(错误或罪行); 承认(自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事); 忏悔(罪过); 悔过; 告罪; 告解
confess的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 承认，供认，坦白(自己做错的事)
  If someoneconfessesto doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
  1. He had confessed to seventeen murders...
     他供认了17起谋杀案。
  2. Her husband confessed to having had an affair...
     她丈夫承认有过外遇。
  3. I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money...
     我本以为她会承认写这些书只是为了钱。
  4. Most rape victims confess a feeling of helplessness...
     大部分强奸案受害者都承认有一种无助的感觉。
  5. Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing...
     雷翻了供，声称自己是被逼招供的。
  6. 'I played a very bad match,' he confessed.
     “这场比赛我打得很差。”他坦白道。
• VERB (向上帝或神甫)忏悔，告解(罪过)
  If someoneconfessesorconfessestheir sins, they tell God or a priest about their sins so that they can be forgiven.
  1. You just go to the church and confess your sins...
     你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。
  2. Once we have confessed our failures and mistakes to God, we should stop feeling guilty.
     一旦我们向上帝告明了自己的过失和错误，就不该再觉得内疚。
• PHRASE 我承认，我必须承认(用来对自己的过失等略表歉意)
  You use expressions like 'I confess', 'I must confess', or 'I have to confess' to apologize slightly for admitting something you are ashamed of or that you think might offend or annoy someone.
  1. I confess it's got me baffled...
     我承认这把我难倒了。
  2. I must confess I'm not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.
     我必须承认自己对时间很长的政治节目不是很热衷。

双语例句

• He was frightened into confessing.
  他在恐吓之下招认了。
• I'm confessing that I stumble.
  而是承认我一直在蹒跚而行。
• When used broadly, it refers to everyone who is baptized into the Christ confessing covenant community.
  广义用法是指因受洗而加入认信基督之圣约团体的每一个人。
• I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.
  我承认自己跌跌撞撞，迷失方向，需要基督做我的向导。
• It is like a gourmand confessing he loves McNuggets.
  这就像让一位美食家承认他喜欢吃快餐店里的老什子炸鸡一样难堪。
• People like confessing to a priest because it cleanses their soul.
  人们喜欢向一个教士反悔。因为如许能净化他们的魂魄。
• Pray in our own way, confessing our needs, and trust Him to do the rest.
  我们只要真诚祈祷，向神坦诚我们的需要，并信靠圣灵会替我们作馀下的工作。
• God has ordained three special offices in the Christ confessing covenant community: minister, elder and deacon.
  在认信基督的圣约团体中，神命定了三个特定的职分：牧师、长老、和执事。
• The thief was surprised into confessing.
  小偷被弄得措手不及而被迫坦白交待。
• She gave her aunt no handle for explaining or confessing.
  她不会给姑母有可乘之机来作什么解释与忏悔。