confessed
[kən'fest]
adj.
众所周知的，已承认的;
坦白的;
公开的;
v.
承认( confess的过去式);
聆听（某人的）忏悔（或告罪、告解）;
（尤指罗马天主教会）忏悔;
悔过;
例句:
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She confessed to her parents her desire to act.
她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。
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His bladder was about to burst, he confessed.
来自NEWYORKER
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He confessed to having been a bundle of nerves.
他承认自己一直神经极度紧张。
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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。
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Regan confessed that 'politics are not my bag.'
来自Daily Telegraph
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Mr Warburton is a self-confessed "old-fashioned naturalist".
来自BBC