confess to sth / doing sth
后接名词或动名词。
He confessed to the crime.
他承认了罪行。
承认（错误或罪行）
忏悔（向神父告罪）；承认事实,尤指承认所犯的罪或罪行。；承认信仰；表明信奉。；向上帝或神父忏悔自己的罪过以获得赦免。；聆听或接受(某人)的忏悔。
to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal
承认事实,尤指承认所犯的罪或罪行。
To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
承认信仰；表明信奉。
To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
向上帝或神父忏悔自己的罪过以获得赦免。
To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.
聆听或接受(某人)的忏悔。
To hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
披露；透露。
To disclose or reveal.
表白爱意。
To profess one's love.
一般现在时
I confess my mistake.
我承认我的错误。
一般过去时
He confessed to the crime.
他承认了罪行。
现在进行时
She is confessing her sins.
她正在忏悔她的罪过。
规则动词
He confessed to stealing the money.
他承认偷了钱。
用法提示：这里confess to + 动名词，表示承认做了某事。
She confessed that she had broken the vase.
她坦白打碎了花瓶。
用法提示：这里confess + that从句，表示供认事实。
I must confess my ignorance on this topic.
我必须承认对这个话题的无知。
用法提示：这里confess + 直接宾语，表示承认某事。
后接名词或动名词。
He confessed to the crime.
他承认了罪行。
后接that从句。
She confessed that she had stolen the money.
她承认她偷了钱。
用介词to引出对象。
He confessed his sins to the priest.
他向神父忏悔了自己的罪过。
admit更通用，confess特指承认过错或罪行
acknowledge较正式，常指承认事实，不如confess强调负罪感
own up非正式，常用于小过失；confess更严重
concede常指在争论中让步承认，confess则指承认个人过错
grammar · medium
易错句子I confess that I forgot your birthday.
正确表达I admit that I forgot your birthday.
“confess”通常用于承认罪行或严重错误，而忘记生日是一般性疏忽，应使用“admit”表示承认事实。
grammar · medium
易错句子He confessed about stealing the money.
正确表达He confessed to stealing the money.
“confess”后接介词“to”而不是“about”，表示承认（做）某事。
否认（错误、罪行等）的反义，与承认相对。
admit 更通用，可指承认事实、错误或责任，而 confess 通常指承认罪行或过错，且带有忏悔或迫于压力的意味。
承认（罪行或错误）
He confessed to the crime after hours of interrogation.
经过数小时审讯，他承认了罪行。
承认……
She confessed that she had broken the vase.
她承认打碎了花瓶。
忏悔罪过
The penitent went to church to confess his sins.
忏悔者去教堂忏悔罪过。
坦白一切
Under pressure, the suspect finally confessed everything.
在压力下，嫌疑人最终坦白了一切。
向神父告解
Catholics believe in confessing to a priest.
天主教徒相信向神父告解。
con- (together) + -fess (declare)
con- + -fess + -ion (noun suffix)
con- + -fess + -or (person suffix)
忏悔己罪
In many religions, believers are encouraged to confess their sins to a priest.
在许多宗教中，信徒被鼓励向神父忏悔己罪。
坦白一切
After hours of interrogation, the suspect finally confessed all.
经过数小时的审讯，嫌疑人最终坦白了一切。
认罪
He confessed to the crime after seeing the evidence.
他看到证据后认罪了。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.