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own up phrasal verb
⇨ admit 2admit2 verb Admit it! You were terrified! 承认吧！你吓坏了！She admitted to the theft. 她招认了偷窃行为。admit ♦︎ confess ♦︎ own upThese words all mean to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal. 这些词均表示承认过错或罪行。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to admit / confess / own up to sth◆to admit / confess / own up that...■ admit (-tt-) [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal, especially when sb asks you 承认（过错或罪行）；（尤指被问到时）招认，招供◆She refused to admit to the other charges.她拒不承认其他指控。◆He freely admitted that he had taken bribes.他坦承收受了贿赂。◆He refused to admit his guilt.他拒不认罪。◆ (BrE) She admitted theft.她招认了偷窃行为。◆ (especially NAmE) She admitted to the theft.她招认了偷窃行为。OPP deny ⇨ deny ▸ admission / /ədˈmɪʃn/ / noun [countable] ◆an admission of guilt承认有罪◆He is a thief by his own admission (= he has admitted it).他自己供认是小偷。■ confess / /kənˈfes/ / [intransitive, transitive] to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done sth wrong or illegal （尤指正式地或向警方）供认，坦白，承认（错误或罪行）◆He confessed that he had stolen the money.他承认偷了那笔钱。◆We persuaded her to confess her crime.我们劝她坦白自己犯下的罪行。◆After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed.经过几个小时的审问，疑犯终于招供。▸ confession / /kənˈfeʃn/ / noun [countable, uncountable] ◆I have a confession to make－I lied about my age.我有错要承认－我谎报了年龄。◆His confession was extracted under torture.他是屈打成招的。■ ˌown ˈup phrasal verb (rather informal) to admit that you are responsible for sth bad or wrong, especially sth that is not very serious （尤指为不严重的错误）承担责任，认错◆I'm still waiting for someone to own up to the breakages.我还在等着有人承认把东西打碎了。 |