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柯林斯词典

同根词

词根：confess

• adj.

  confessional 忏悔的；自白的

• adv.

  confessedly 公开承认地；明白供认地；自称地

• n.

  confession 忏悔，告解；供认

  confessional 忏悔室；告解室

  confessor 忏悔者；为信教而被迫害的教徒

同近义词

• vt.承认；坦白；忏悔；[法]供认

  accept   /   recognize   /   agree   /   acknowledge   /   grant

• vi.承认；坦白；忏悔；[法]供认

  accept   /   recognize

同义词辨析

admit acknowledge concede confess profess 【导航词义：承认】

admit v. 承认

例1: The thief admitted having stolen money from the shop.

盗贼承认偷了这家商店的钱。

例2: He admitted that he might be a little bit nervous.

他承认自己或许有点儿紧张。

acknowledge v. 承认

例1: Only a few acknowledge the need for reform.

只有少数人承认改革的必要性。

例2: He was widely acknowledged to be the best lawyer in the neighbourhood.

他被公认为当地最好的律师。

例3: We acknowledged him as our new coach.

我们承认他是我们的新教练。

concede v. 承认，让步

例1: He conceded that he had made some errors.

他承认自己犯了一些错误。

例2: They were finally forced to concede.

他们最终被迫认输。

例3: We conceded defeat in the election.

我们承认选举失败。

confess v. 承认；坦白

例1: She confessed that she didn't really know how to cook.

她承认自己不太会做饭。

例2: He confessed to being guilty.

他承认自己有罪。

profess v. [正式] 声称；坦言

例1: The suspect still professed his innocence.

该嫌疑人仍然声称自己无辜。

例2: She professed her love for him.

她表明了自己对他的爱。

词组短语

1. Confess Forever 永远的忏悔

2. Fake confess 假面的告白

3. God I must confess 天啊我必须忏悔 ; 神啊我必须忏悔

4. I Confess 忏情记 ; 我忏悔 ; 歼情恨

5. confess to 承认 ; 供认 ; 忏悔

6. confess everything 供认不讳

7. candidly confess 供认不讳

8. confess to a crime 承认罪行 ; 坦白罪行 ; 承认

9. confess one's crime 招认

权威例句

1. They were very polite, I must confess.

我得承认他们很有礼貌。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

2. A sin confessed is half forgiven.

坦白从宽.《期刊摘选》

3. When the accused was confronted with the proof of his crime, he broke down and confessed.

当犯罪证据摆在被告的面前时, 他一下子垮了,只得供认不讳.《期刊摘选》

4. You just go to the church and confess your sins.

你就去教堂忏悔你的罪过吧。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

5. You want me to confess to a crime I didn't commit?

你要我供认一项我没有犯的罪行?《电影对白》

6. Did she confess to putting his clothes in that Dumpster?

她供认了是她把衣服丢进垃圾箱的 么 ?《电影对白》

7. The accused refused to confess despite being subjected to the third degree for two whole days.

尽管对被告进行了两个整天的刑讯,但他仍然拒不坦白.《期刊摘选》

8. They had confessed to murder, looting and robbery in the court.

在法庭上,他们已经供认了谋杀 、 盗取和抢劫行为.《期刊摘选》

9. The Iranian military says 15 British detainees have confessed to entering Iranian waters illegally.

伊朗军方表示说15名在押的英国士兵已经坦白了他们非法进入伊朗领海的事实.《期刊摘选》

10. I confess a sadness to you, but do not think lack resolution.

我对你讲心里的疙瘩, 可别以为我决心不够.《辞典例句》

11. I confess that Las Vegas is beyond my imagination.

我承认拉斯维加斯超乎我的想象之外.《期刊摘选》

12. He confessed to ( having ) a weakness for tobacco.

他承认自己有烟瘾.《期刊摘选》

13. After grasping, Li confession condition, but confesses oneself reeducation through labor period.

被抓后, 李某并没有交代病情, 但坦白自己正在劳教期间.《期刊摘选》

14. The prisoner confessed his crime, and cast himself on the mercy of the court.

案犯供认了自己的罪行, 听候法庭发落.《期刊摘选》

15. Most people confess to a bad memory.

大多数人都承认记性差。《新英汉大辞典》

16. 'It probably shows up a deeply immature part of my psyche,' he confesses

“它可能表现了我内心很不成熟的一面，”他承认道。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

17. Her husband confessed to having had an affair...

她丈夫承认有过外遇。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

18. She confessed to the killing and led police to his remains

她交代人是她杀的，并带警察去他的尸首处。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

19. The suspect will do their usual number protest innocence and then confess.

嫌犯们总会来他们的老套,先说他们是无辜的,然后才供认罪行.《期刊摘选》

20. I was compelled to confess.

我被迫招供了.《期刊摘选》

21. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

22. Don't criticise others for their flaws if you are not willing to confess your own.

如果你不愿意承认自己的缺点，那么就不要批判他人的过错。

23. He confessed to being a drug addict.

他承认自己有毒瘾.《期刊摘选》

24. She confessed under torture.

她由于受严刑而供认了.《期刊摘选》

25. I confess am a little disappointed; we have endeavoured to entertain you, Timothy William.

我承认我有点失望; 我们努力招待你了, 提摩太威廉.《期刊摘选》

26. She had confessed her love for Karl.

她承认她爱上了卡尔.《期刊摘选》

27. She confessed to the murder.

她供认犯了谋杀罪。《牛津词典》

28. He confessed to his part in the crime.

他供认了他犯的部分罪行.《期刊摘选》

29. I must confess to knowing nothing about computers.

我得承认对电脑一窍不通。《牛津词典》

30. He confessed after four days under interrogation.

他在受讯问四天之后招认了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

31. He confessed his crime and cast himself on the mercy of the court.

他坦白了他的罪行,听候法院处理.《期刊摘选》

32. Let us now confess our sins to Almighty God.

现在让我们向上帝忏悔我们的罪恶。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

33. In the end he was driven to confess and face a prison sentence, feeling that to clear his conscience would be cheap at the price.

最终他被迫供认不讳,并面临判刑, 感到他要无愧于心,其代价再昂贵也是值得的.《简明英汉词典》

34. I freely confess I'm as dotty as you are.

我坦白承认,我跟你一样疯疯癫癫.《辞典例句》

35. When Blunt confessed, the color of Rees 1951 testimony changed.

在布伦特坦白交代后, 里斯1951年证词的意义就不同了.《辞典例句》

36. REP: The nurses say the reason they confessed because they were tortured.

记者: 护士们说他们承认的原因是受刑逼供.《期刊摘选》

37. And just 13 percent confess to their misdeeds.

仅有13%人向伴侣坦白过自己的错误行为.《期刊摘选》

38. I must confess my error.

我必须承认我的错误.《期刊摘选》

39. You just go to the church and confess your sins...

你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

40. Instant Active was struggling whether he confess to Little Daisy or not.

为什么他还在那呢?他早就应该走了呀.《期刊摘选》

41. He has confessed his crime.

他承认了自己的罪行(含坦白之意).《现代英汉综合大词典》

42. The offender was dealt with leniently as he had confessed his crime.

由于他坦白了自己的罪行,他获得了从轻处理.《期刊摘选》

43. I confess that to me It'seems quite impossible.

我觉得这完全不可能.《期刊摘选》

44. 'I played a very bad match,' he confessed.

“这场比赛我打得很差。”他坦白道。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

45. I confess myself bewildered by their explanation.

我承认他们的解释使我感到困惑。《牛津词典》

46. I confess I embraced a whore's freedom over a wife's obedience.

我坦白我热爱一个妓女所拥有的自由多过一个贤妻所应有的顺服.《期刊摘选》

47. I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.

我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑.《简明英汉词典》

48. He came into the room and confessed everything.

他来到屋里并供认了一切.《期刊摘选》

49. Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.

向上帝忏悔，上帝就会宽恕你。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

50. Others who were named by the informer at first confessed themselves Christians, and then denied it.

另外有些被告发的人起先供认自己是基督徒, 后来又否认.《辞典例句》

51. He had confessed to seventeen murders...

他供认了17起谋杀案。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

52. Right off I want to confess that I was wrong.

我立刻就想承认我错了。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

53. Because I am a person, can only to feel confesses.

因为我是一个人, 只能够对感觉坦白.《期刊摘选》

54. Mollie confesses she is rather partial to pink

莫莉承认她偏爱粉红色。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

55. The criminal had no other alternative but confess; we had him over a barrel.

那罪犯没有办法,只好坦白承认. 我们迫使他乖乖地听话.《期刊摘选》

56. Her husband confessed to having had an affair

她丈夫承认有过外遇。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

57. He confessed to having been a bundle of nerves.

他承认自己一直神经极度紧张。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

58. Her guilty conscience made her confess to her crime.

她的犯罪感使她供认了自己的罪行.《期刊摘选》

59. He had a chance to confess and expiate his guilt.

他有认错和赎罪的机会。《牛津词典》

60. I confess I enter this in a skeptical frame of mind, believing that we tend to get carried away in our desire to reduce everything to the quantifiable.

我承认我是抱着怀疑的态度来看待这个问题的，我相信我们往往会被自己想要把所有事情都减少到可以量化的欲望冲昏头脑。

61. Put the other suspects also confessed to the police preliminary criminal facts.

其他在案嫌疑人也初步向警方供认了犯罪事实.《期刊摘选》

62. After six hours'questioning by the police the accused man confessed.

经过警方六个小时的审问,被告供认了犯罪.《口语例句》

63. In court hearing, Tian Yuan XIE candidly confessed their crimes.

法庭在审理中, 谢远田对其犯罪事实供认不讳.《期刊摘选》

64. He confessed that he was not concerned in the crime.

他供认和此罪无关.《期刊摘选》

65. Nor am I ashamed to confess my ignorance of what I do not know.

因此我是不知道的事就承认说不知道,并不害羞.《辞典例句》

66. I have to confess to having done that.

我不得不坦白干了那事.《辞典例句》

67. He confessed to her that he had taken the money.

他向她供认他拿走了钱.《期刊摘选》

68. I confess that with online surveys I just click the option that's closest to my mouse cursor to get the damn thing off my screen.

我承认，对于在线调查，我只是点击离我的鼠标光标最近的选项，就为了把那该死的东西从我的屏幕上拿开。

69. If the suspect doesn't confess soon we may have to turn on the heat.

如果那嫌疑犯不马上坦白的话,我们也许不得不对他施压力.《期刊摘选》

70. I have now confessed to my family what I had been doing all those years.

我已向家人坦白了这么多年我一直在做些什么.《期刊摘选》

71. 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。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

72. She broke under questioning and confessed to everything.

她经不住盘问，招认了一切。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

73. After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.

经过数小时的审问后，嫌疑犯终于招供。《牛津词典》

74. She confessed to her parents her desire to act

她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

75. He took a deep draw before he confessed.

在供认罪行之前,他深深地吸了一口气.《期刊摘选》

76. Repenting of his crime the thief returned the jewels and confessed to the police.

那贼对自己的罪行痛悔不已;归还了珠宝并向警方坦白.《期刊摘选》

77. I've committed a serious crime, which I want to confess to you.

我犯下了一项大罪, 想向您坦白说出来.《辞典例句》

78. She tried to salve her conscience by confessing everything in her diary.

她藉著在日记中供认一切试图减轻她的良心不安.《期刊摘选》

79. When confronted with evidence of his guilt . Mc vigh confessed.

面对罪证迈克维供认不讳.《期刊摘选》

80. She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right.

她承认找不到自己的白马王子。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

81. We have to confess that it's more than that.

我们必须承认事实远不止如此。

82. I will never confess that I could not see the stuff.

我决不承认我看不见那些东西。

83. But I confess our present educational system excites in my mind grave misgivings.

但是我不得不承认,现在的教育制度让我感到非常担忧.《期刊摘选》

84. I must confess something to you.

我必须向你坦白一些事情。

85. "It grieves me to confess it had indeed escaped me," said Tom, in a hesitating voice; and blushed again.

“我真难过，我承认我实在是忘了这回事。”汤姆吞吞吐吐地说；并再次脸红了。

86. You just go to the church and confess your sins

你干脆去教堂忏悔自己的罪过吧。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

87. He confessed that he had stolen the money.

他承认他偷了那笔钱。《牛津词典》

88. He confessed: 'I thought I was finished.'

他承认道：“我以为自己已经完了。”《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

89. Under close questioning, the bad egg caved in and confessed all his misdemeanors.

经过仔细盘问, 那个坏蛋不敢抵赖了,供认了全部罪行.《期刊摘选》

90. He confessed a crime.

他供认了一项罪行.《期刊摘选》

91. I must confess that if I had been in the young lady's place, I would, at least, have swept the hearth and wiped the tables with a duster.

我必须承认，如果我处在这位年轻的小姐的位置上，至少，我会打扫壁炉，用个鸡毛帚掸掸桌子。

92. Emily confessed to me that she have not write to her mother.

艾米莉向我承认她没有给她母亲写信.《期刊摘选》

93. 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。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

94. He confessed the letter ( to be ) a forgery.

他供认这封信是伪造的.《期刊摘选》

95. I confess it's got me baffled

我承认这把我难倒了。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

96. He confessed to a strange depression of his spirits.

他承认自己情绪异常消沉.《期刊摘选》

97. We persuaded her to confess her crime.

我们说服她坦白她的罪行。《牛津词典》

98. I am half ashamed to confess it.

承认这事我真有些羞愧。《新英汉大辞典》

99. She confessed to stealing the jewels.

她承认偷了宝石.《简明英汉词典》

100. He confessed that he had murdered her.

他供认他杀害了她.《期刊摘选》

101. "I confess to being a big wuss," she admitted.

“我承认我是个胆小鬼。”她实话实说。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

102. But I have to confess that I adore everything about Sir Richard Branson.

但是我不得不承认,我崇拜理查德·布兰森先生的一切.《期刊摘选》

103. He confessed at last.

最后他承认了.《期刊摘选》

104. Just tell me what it is and I'll confess straight off.

你只用告诉我是什么,我都马上招供.《英汉文学》

105. Stu: No , no, I'll confess I shot him with my fucking phone.

斯图: 不, 我会坦白,说我用我该死的电话射杀了他.《期刊摘选》

106. He confessed and that sewed the whole thing up.

他坦白了,于是整个事情就解决了.《期刊摘选》

107. Although at this point, I have to confess that I only know a small percentage of people when we look at it from a global perspective.

尽管在这一点上，我不得不承认，从全球的角度来看，我只认识一小部分人。

108. People who confess to feeling happy also grin more than others.

承认感觉幸福的人们也会比别人更喜欢咧着嘴笑。

109. St. John paled, and hastened to say, "I was in fault, I do confess it."

圣约翰脸色苍白，急忙说：“我承认，我错了。”

110. The thief was surprised into confessing.

小偷被弄得措手不及而被迫坦白交待.《期刊摘选》

111. She confessed her astonishment at her light sentence when her father visited her at the jail.

父亲来探监时，她承认对自己受到的从轻判决感到诧异。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

112. The surviving leaders of the conspiracy were tortured in prison to make them confess.

这个阴谋反叛集团中幸存下来的领导人在监牢里遭到严刑拷打,逼他们招认口供.《辞典例句》

113. Actually, Crowe's people confessed that the star actually had nothing he wanted to say to Kevin.

事实上, 罗素克洛的人供认说,明星其实无关,他想说的话,凯文.《期刊摘选》

114. She confessed that she had taken the money.

她坦白是她拿了那钱.《期刊摘选》

115. At his last gasp the man confessed to the murder.

此人临死时才承认这起谋杀案是他所为.《期刊摘选》

116. Yang arrested, and according to the government, he confessed.

根据政府的说法, 杨被逮捕后, 供认不讳.《期刊摘选》

117. I confess hating the king.

我承认我恨国王.《期刊摘选》

118. Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.

向上帝忏悔，上帝就会宽恕你。《牛津词典》

119. The accused resist all attempt to make him confess.

被告对所有让他坦白的企图进行抵抗.《期刊摘选》

120. Was weary of the injury be familiar with confessed.

厌倦了伤害熟悉了坦白.《期刊摘选》

121. It's frivolous misuse of time, I confess.

我承认,这有点无谓浪费时间.《辞典例句》

122. I have something to confess.

我有事要坦白。

123. Walk in and confess to that mutt, mac taylor?

走进警察局和那个笨蛋迈克泰勒坦白?《电影对白》

124. OK, I'll confess a weakness.

好的，我先承认一个嗜好。

125. Exhort her to confess the truth!

劝诫她招认真情吧！

126. Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist.

坦白从宽,抗拒从严.《期刊摘选》

127. Can I confess I've been around your old dress?

我是否能承认自己曾围绕在你旧裙旁?《期刊摘选》

128. She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.

她不愿意承认自己无知。《牛津词典》

129. Does anyone want to confess to being the one who snores like a freight train?

有没有人坦白自己呼噜打得象火车?《电影对白》

130. He confessed to other crime subsequent to the bank robbery.

他供认抢劫银行案后,又坦白了其他罪行.《期刊摘选》

131. They confessed themselves to have made a great mistake.

他们承认自己犯了大错.《简明英汉词典》

132. I confess it's got me baffled...

我承认这把我难倒了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

133. 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。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》

134. The murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river.

谋杀犯供认他把尸体抛入了河中.《期刊摘选》

135. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar.

现在的情况是，人们不能像以前那样轻易、公开地完全承认自己的梦想，惟恐别人认为他们爱赶时髦、贪得无厌、庸俗不堪。

136. I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money.

我曾期望她承认她写这些书仅仅是为了钱。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

137. Confess what is wrong, then it can be settled.

承认错误，然后才能解决问题。

实用例句

1. Some protesters even confess to joining anti-Thaksin rallies in 2006 that preceded the coup.

ECONOMIST: Thaksin still hankers after a triumphant homecoming

2. Flight attendants confess their secrets to the editor of AirfareWatchdog, a fare alert website.

BBC: In brief: The worlds most searched travel destinations

3. I just have to confess, I don't know what the best thing to say about these cases, I find myself inclined to think reassembled watch, same watch; reassembled tower, not same tower.

我必须得承认，我不知道,究竟怎么样解释这些例子好，我发现自己还是觉得,重组的手表是原来的手表;,重搭的塔并非原来的塔。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

4. True, the second player might well be inclined to confess and so get off scot-free.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

5. You just go to the church and confess your sins.

你就去教堂忏悔罪过吧。

6. When I graduated, my children gave me flying lessons (which, I confess, I never used).

WSJ: Ricky Lauren on Driving in the Hamptons | Traveler's Tale

7. But it does mean there is forgiveness and restoration when we confess our imperfections to the Lord.

CNN: Evangelicals rally behind Palin after pregnancy news

8. Now, I will confess I wish that Republican leaders in Congress had agreed earlier.

WHITEHOUSE: Small Business and the Economy

9. Those who confess to cheating will also be required to complete a four-hour course in ethics.

FORBES: Ethics in Business: A Forthright Response to B-School Cheaters

10. I got to confess to you that Socrates doesn't quite conclude the way I'd have thought he would have concluded, so I had the arguement conclude 6 the soul can't be destroyed.

我必须跟你们说明,苏格拉底得出的结论,并不是我认为,他应该得出的结论，我的论点以6结束6,6说的是灵魂不会毁灭。死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

11. The Justice Department has no public guidelines on its treatment of those who confess.

ECONOMIST: Walmart

12. Scarcella says he fed meals to suspects he was trying to get to confess.

NPR: Retired Detective Defends Record In NYC Case

13. We have to confess that it's more than that.

我们得承认这段话不是盲目的乐观。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

14. Understandably, he was reticent to confess then because of the financial consequences inherent with such an admission.

FORBES: The Consequences of a Possible Lance Armstrong Public Admission of PED Guilt

15. But overall, yes, it was wise for him to do the interview and confess of sorts.

FORBES: Should Te'o, Armstrong and Tiger Apologize?

16. It is unclear whether Armstrong would face criminal prosecution for perjury should he confess.

CNN: Oprah interview with Lance Armstrong airs January 17

17. Measuring perception alone can be misleading because people are often reluctant to confess their confusion.

WSJ: When Simplicity Is the Solution

18. Youssef said the interrogators wanted him to confess of involvement with the Taliban, the report says.

CNN: Report: Exams reveal abuse, torture of detainees

19. Jusu says she was tormented when she heard Allieu confess to the killing of her daughter and grandchild.

VOA : standard.2010.06.07

20. "Whatever you do, don't confess about how much you disliked working there, " says Ms. Maslach.

WSJ: How To Resign on Good Terms

21. Then came the leak (to USA Today) that he planned to confess to Oprah.

CNN: A loss for Lance, a win for Oprah

22. Scientist: I must confess, I find it difficult to believe in a disease of machinery.

ENGADGET: blogger-avatar

23. According to the meta-analysis, 2% of researchers questioned were willing to confess to this.

ECONOMIST: Scientists are not quite as honest as might be hoped

24. Now, at this point I have to just confess, as I've confessed at other times before, the three is a claim about empirical science.

在这一点上我必须承认,像我之前承认过的那样,前提三是关于实证科学的死亡课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

25. Torture is rampant and many they say are forced to confess crimes they did not commit.

CNN: Activists detail abuse inside Assad's prisons

26. Don't confess your ignorance—let's see if we can fool them.

不要承认你的无知 ——我们来看看能不能糊弄他们。

27. After the Friday morning GDP report, I must confess that I may have been wrong about that.

FORBES: The FOMC's Recent Transparency Moves: Worse Than Expected

28. Put any bear on a couch and odds are he'll start to confess the same inner turmoil.

FORBES: Digital Rules

29. This is very beautiful. Though I have to confess, I don’t know the first thing about farming!

那确实好极了。虽然我必须承认你的主意很不错，但是我对农场一窍不通。

30. Then the prisoner is loosed again and is taken aside and persuaded to confess.

然后犯人再次被松开，随后被带到一旁劝说招供。

31. And I confess myself to some confusion about what perjury Congressman Rogan is really alleging here.

CNN

32. "I confess that I have not given very specific thought to that, " Mr Maude said.

BBC: Mixed results as MPs try outsourcing questions to Twitter

33. Let me confess I introduced not one new technology, but believe me it was better that way.

FORBES: Advice to Obama's DOE From a Former Soviet Planner

34. Right off I want to confess that I was wrong.

我立刻就想承认是我错了。

35. B. used it to get people who had turned against the state to confess falsely.

NEWYORKER: The Black Sites

36. Scholars, though, have found 98 examples of trickery to which Franklin never did confess.

FORBES: Founding Fraudster?

37. Last week it wasn't just Bush's gleeful rivals who were saying he should confess any relevant sins.

CNN: 'I've made mistakes...'

38. And here I have to confess: I did drink a little Pinot Noir by accident.

WSJ: Lettie Teague Says Goodbye to Pinot Noirfor a While | On Wine

39. That was what she wanted to say not to confess but to proclaim to all the land.

NEWYORKER: The Bell Ringer

40. Why didn't he come clean? Of course, they took "The Purloined Ribbon" to be his sort of allegorical way of suggesting that he couldn't possibly confess because nobody can confess, there's no human subjectivity, etc., etc., etc.

为什么不全盘招供，当然，人们把他写的“偷窃的缎带“当成他用一种讽喻的方式,来暗示说他不可能承认,因为没有人能承认，人类主观性的缺失，等等等等。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课

41. Without any real expectation or none he could confess to himself Hanwell got on his bike.

NEWYORKER: Hanwell Senior