Company is the most long love confession. 陪伴是最长情的告白。
confession [kənˈfeʃn]
n.
供词;供状;认罪;供认;坦白;(对使自己羞愧或尴尬的事的)表白，承认;(向神父作的)告罪;告解
复数： confessions
记忆技巧：confess的名词
1. [C, U] 供词；供状；认罪；供认；坦白
After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession.
经过警察数小时的审问，她才供认了全部罪行。
They forced him to sign a confession.
他们强迫他在一份供词上签名。
The policeman had their confession.
警察得到了他们的口供。
Confession is one mark of repentance. （ repentance [rɪˈpentəns] n.后悔;懊悔;悔过;忏悔）
坦白是悔悟的一个标志。
I have a confession to make.
我有件事要坦白。
The Supreme Court threw out the confession and voided his conviction for murder.
最高法院驳回了供词，宣布他谋杀罪名不成立。（conviction [kənˈvɪkʃn] n.判罪;定罪;证明有罪;坚定的看法(或信念);深信;坚信;坚定;肯定，复数： convictions）
His confession surprised everyone.
他的供词使大家都感到意外。
He thought her confession had been made under duress.
他认为她是被刑讯逼供的。
duress [duˈres] n.胁迫;强迫
2. [C, U] （对使自己羞愧或尴尬的事的）表白，承认 ； 声明;告白;表白
I’ve a confession to make─I lied about my age.
我有错要承认——我谎报了年龄。
The diaries are a mixture of confession and observation.
这些日记既有自白，也有评论。
…Tatyana’s confession of love.
塔季扬娜爱的告白
Confession cleanses the soul.
忏悔净化灵魂。
The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.
这些日记里既有自白，也有当下工作记录，还有见闻评论。
This is my confession of the soul.
这是我心灵的告白。
3. [U, C]（向神父作的）告罪；告解
to go to confession
去告解
to hear sb’s confession
听某人告解
4. [C] (formal) （宗教的）信仰表白
a confession of faith
宗教信仰表白
faith [feɪθ] n.信任;相信;信心;宗教信仰;(某一)宗教；复数： faiths
动词
confess [kənˈfes]
v.
供认，坦白，承认(错误或罪行);承认(自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事);忏悔(罪过);悔过;告罪;告解
第三人称单数： confesses 现在分词： confessing 过去式： confessed 过去分词： confessed
[V] She confessed to the murder.
她供认犯了谋杀罪。
He had confessed to seventeen murders
他供认了17起谋杀案。
Most people confess to a bad memory.
大多数人都承认记性差。
Ray changed his mind, claiming that he had been forced into confessing
雷翻了供，声称自己是被逼招供的。
After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.
经过数小时的审问后，嫌疑犯终于招供。
[V (that)] He confessed that he had stolen the money.
他承认他偷了那笔钱。
I confess it’s got me baffled
我承认这把我难倒了。
I must confess I’m not a great enthusiast for long political programmes.
我必须承认自己对时间很长的政治节目不是很热衷。
Right off I want to confess that I was wrong.
我立刻就想承认我错了。
Her husband confessed to having had an affair
她丈夫承认有过外遇。
I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money
我本以为她会承认写这些书只是为了钱。
[VN] We persuaded her to confess her crime.
我们说服她坦白她的罪行。
[VN] She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.
她不愿承认她的无知。
[V] I must confess to knowing nothing about computers.
我得承认对电脑一窍不通。
[VN-ADJ] (formal) I confess myself bewildered by their explanation.
我承认他们的解释使我感到困惑。
admit通常指承认普遍认为不好或错误的事情属实或确实发生过，尤指与自己行为有关。
concede通常指勉强承认某事属实或某种说法合乎逻辑。
confess
( rather formal ) to admit sth that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about 指承认自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事：
She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.
她不愿意承认自己无知。
allow
( formal ) to agree that sth is true or correct 指同意某事属实或正确：
He refuses to allow that such a situation could arise.
他拒不承认这种情况有可能发生。
grant
to admit that a statement or claim is true, usually while denying that a greater claim is also true 指同意某种说法属实，但通常同时否认另一过头说法：
She’s an intelligent woman, I grant you, but she’s no genius.
我同意，她是一个很聪明的女人，但并不是天才。
Granted, he is a beginner, but he should know the basic rules.
的确，他是个初学者，但基本规则他应该懂啊。
