confessing
基本解釋
- v.承認;供認;告解;聽取懺悔
用法辨析
- confess的基本意思是“承認”,指承認自己認為是錯誤的東西,含有尊重他人意見的意思,引申可表示“懺悔”。
- confess可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,可接名詞、動名詞或名詞從句作賓語,也可接以“(to be+) adj. ”充當補足語的復合賓語。
- confess不能接動詞不定式,也不用于被動結構。
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- The criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.
罪犯被當場捉住,他只能認罪。 - He confessed his guilt.
他認罪了。 - She confessed hating the boss.
她承認痛恨這個老板。 - Tom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.
湯姆承認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.
警方承認他們完全被這樁奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+ v -ing
S+~+that-clause
S+~+wh-clause
用作賓補動詞: S+~+ n./pron. +(to be) adj./v -ed
詞組短語
- confess a crime 認罪
- confess one 's sins 懺悔罪過
- confess the letter (to be) a forgery 承認這封信是偽造的
- confess soon 很快承認
- confess candidly 〔frankly, honestly〕 坦率地承認
- confess fearfully 害怕地承認