词组 | confession |
释义 | confession /kənˈfeʃən/ noun a statement in which you admit that you have done something wrong, illegal, or embarrassingadjectivesa full confession The killer had made a full confession to the authorities.a written confession His written confession was produced as evidence.a false confession She made a false confession to protect her son.verbsmake a confession He made a confession after he was arrested.sign a confession He had signed a confession in front of witnesses.retract a confession (=say that a confession you made was not true) Though he had confessed to the police, Gerrards later retracted his confession.get/obtain a confession Threats must not be used in order to obtain confessions.extract a confession (=get one with difficulty, or by using force) Confessions extracted under torture are unreliable.phraseshave a confession (to make) (=used humorously when you want to admit to doing something) I have a confession to make – I’ve eaten all the chocolates.a confession of guilt If I say I was there when the robbery happened, it could be seen as a confession of guilt.a confession of weakness/ignorance I was touched by his confession of weakness. |
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