v.动词
confess, acknowledge, admit, own这四个词都有“公开承认”的意思。其区别是：
1.acknowledge和admit所承认的是不对的或不光彩的事实; confess指承认“错误及罪行”; own承认的不一定是“错误及罪行”,只是一般地表明自己的感觉及处境。例如:
He acknowledged that he was your inferior.他承认他不及你。
Did he admit to stealing it?他承认是他偷的吗?
He confessed where he had hidden the money.他供出了他藏钱的地方。2.acknowledge强调在一定压力下承认, admit强调勉强承认。例如:
Dan acknowledged himself as criminal.达恩承认自己是罪人。
I admit to a natural fear.我承认生来胆小。3.acknowledge所承认的一般是隐蔽的, admit, confess和own所承认的不一定是隐蔽的。例如:
Jane acknowledged using her father's motor-car.珍妮承认用了她父亲的摩托车。
They admitted my statement to be reasonable.他们承认我的陈述有道理。
The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.警方承认他们完全被这桩奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。4.confess语气上较强,属正式语体; own则不如confess正式。
5.这四个词用作及物动词时,都可接简单宾语或复合宾语,除own外,其他词均可接动名词。admit, confess和own用作不及物动词都可与介词to搭配,其后均可接动名词。例如:
They acknowledged having been defeated.他们认输了。
He confessed taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.他供认自己参与了企图营救那个囚犯的密谋。
She admitted having done wrong.她承认自己做错了。acknowledge，admit，confess，recognize，concede这些动词均含“承认”之意。
acknowledge通常指公开承认某事的真实情况或自己的过错。
admit强调因外力或良心驱使或经判断而明确承认，多含不情愿或被迫意味。
confess语气较强，着重承认自己意识到的错误或罪行，含坦白忏悔的意味。
recognize作“承认”解时，系书面用词，主要指合法的或外交上的承认，也指公认。
concede指在事实与证据面前勉强或不得不承认。
用作动词 v.
～+名词confess a crime认罪confess one's faults认错误confess the letter to be a forgery承认这封信是伪造的confess one's love坦陈爱慕之意confess one's mistakes认错confess one's sins忏悔罪过～+副词confess soon很快承认confess candidly〔frankly, honestly〕坦率地承认confess fearfully害怕地承认confess hesitatingly犹豫不决地承认confess openly公开地承认confess readily乐于承认confess sincerely诚恳地承认confess sorrowfully伤心地承认confess truthfully如实地承认confess willingly自愿地承认～+介词confess to供认…confess to being astonished at sth承认对某事大吃一惊confess to cheating on the exam承认考试作弊confess to a crime坦白罪行confess to doing sth bad承认做了不好的事情confess to God向上帝忏悔confess to the police向警察供认confess to the priest向牧师忏悔
用作动词v.
confess to v.+prep.
承认,坦白罪过等(; )承认有某种看法或意见( admit sth such as guilt or an opinion )
confess to sbHe confessed to the priest before he died.他临终前向神父忏悔。confess sth to sbMany Christians regularly confess their guilty actions and thoughts to a priest.很多基督徒都定期向牧师忏悔他们的罪行和恶念。confess to sth/v-ingThe prisoner confessed to his part in the crime.这个囚犯承认了他在这场犯罪活动中的罪责。
I have to confess to a hatred of modern music.我不得不承认,我讨厌现代音乐。
I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有怀疑。
Most people confess to a bad memory.大多数人都承认自己的记忆力不好。
She confessed to stealing the jewels.她承认偷了宝石。
He confessed to cheating on the exam.他承认自己考试作弊。近义词 air空气admit承认affirm证实assert断言consent同意concede承认profess 声称recognize承认make known发表acknowledge承认own up坦白地承认fink破坏及反罢工的人…squeal用长而尖的声音说…come clean全盘托出…declare宣布声明…反义词 conceal隐藏
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+AThe criminal was caught red-handed, all he could do was to confess.罪犯被当场捉住,他只能认罪。
The criminal soon confessed.罪犯很快就供认了。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.He confessed his guilt.他认罪了。
You will have to confess your error.你必须承认你的错误。
He has confessed his crime in court.他已在法庭上坦白了罪行。S+～+ v -ingShe confessed hating the boss.她承认痛恨这个老板。
I confessed telling a lie.我承认我说了谎。
They confessed taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.他们供认自己参与了企图营救那个囚犯的密谋。
I confessed having met her.我承认,我遇见过她。
He confesses having done it.他承认是他干的。S+～+that-clauseTom confessed that he'd eaten all the cakes.汤姆承认他吃掉了所有的蛋糕。
She confessed that she had broken the vase.她承认花瓶是她打的。
The girl confessed that she had committed the crime in complicity with her friend.那女孩承认她和朋友一起犯了此罪。S+～+wh-clauseHe confessed where he had hidden the money.他供出了他藏钱的地方。
用作宾补动词
S+～+ n./pron. +to be adj./v -edThe police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.警方承认他们完全被这桩奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。
v.动词
confess的基本意思是“承认”,指承认自己认为是错误的东西,含有尊重他人意见的意思，引申可表示“忏悔”。
confess可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词、动名词或名词从句作宾语,也可接以“to be+ adj. ”充当补足语的复合宾语。
confess不能接动词不定式,也不用于被动结构。
动词99%,名词1%
Heconfessedthat he had never seen her before.他承认以前从未见过她。
He refused to confess to his crime.他拒绝认罪。
Many Christians regularly confess to a priest.许多基督徒定期向神父忏悔。
The priestconfessedthe young man.神父听取那个青年的忏悔。