confess（尤指对警察或牧师）坦白(错误或罪行)、忏悔（所做的错事），承认(自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事);忏悔(罪过);供认，坦白，承认；用法如下如：1. 后接that从句，注意从句的主语和主句的主语一般要一致：
He confessed that he had stolen the money.他承认他偷了那笔钱。
Mollie confesses she is rather partial to pink
莫莉承认她偏爱粉红色。
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。
enthusiast [ɪnˈθuːziæst]
n.狂热爱好者;爱好者;热衷于…的人;热心者;热烈支持者;热情赞成者
Right off I want to confess that I was wrong.
我立刻就想承认我错了。
She confessed that she didn't really know how to cook.
她承认自己不太会做饭。
I confess it's got me baffled .
我承认这把我难倒了。
baffle [ˈbæfl]
vt.使困惑;难住
n.(控制声、光、液体等流动的)隔板，挡板，反射板
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。
2.confess+名词、动名词、名词性从句等作宾语；confess （to be）+adj.充当补足语的复合宾语：
She was reluctant to confess her ignorance.
她不愿承认她的无知。
ignorance [ˈɪɡnərəns] n.无知
plot [plɒt] n.情节;阴谋;故事情节;密谋;布局;(专用的)小块土地
v.密谋;暗中策划;(在地图上)标出;绘制(图表);绘制（曲线）;设计情节
He confessed taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.
他承认参与了释放这个囚徒的密谋。摘自《英语常见问题解答大词典》赵振才（增订版第五版）p429.
类似只能后接动名词的动词还有：enjoy, consider, escape, can’t help, quit, resume, appreciate, finish, repent(后悔;悔过;忏悔),不一一举例。
Darren repented having shot the bird.
达伦后悔射杀了那只鸟。
We persuaded her to confess her crime.
我们说服她坦白她的罪行。
I confess myself bewildered by their explanation.
我承认他们的解释使我感到困惑。
bewildered [bɪˈwɪldərd]
adj.困惑不解的;不知所措的;晕头转向的
v.使迷惑;使糊涂bewilder的过去分词和过去式
3. confess to sth/to doing sth供认，坦白，承认（错误或罪行）；承认（自己感到羞愧或尴尬的事）
She confessed to the murder.
她供认犯了谋杀罪。
He confessed to being guilty.
他承认自己有罪。
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。
I must confess to knowing nothing about computers.
我得承认对电脑一窍不通。
She broke under questioning and confessed to everything.
她经不住盘问，招认了一切。
Most people confess to a bad memory.
大多数人都承认记性差。
I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.
我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。
suspicion [səˈspɪʃn]
n.怀疑;嫌疑;感觉;看法;猜疑;不放心;少许
v.〈美俚〉怀疑
She confesses to having trouble finding Mr Right.
她承认找不到自己的白马王子。
He confessed to having been a bundle of nerves.
他承认自己一直神经极度紧张。
Her husband confessed to having had an affair
她丈夫承认有过外遇。
