/kənˈfes ||; kənˈfɛs/verb [I,T]
confess (to sth/to doing sth);
confess (sth) (to sb) to admit that you have done sth bad or wrong 承认，招认（罪责、错误等）:
The young woman confessed to the murder of her boyfriend/to murdering her boyfriend. 这名年轻女子供认谋杀了她的男朋友。They confessed to their mother that they had spent all the money. 他们向母亲承认已把钱全都花掉了。 ☞Look at own up (to sth). It is less formal. 参看own up (to sth)。这个词多用于非正式场合。