"fess" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 坦白 (口语)
• 承认 (口语)

Definition

（美式，非正式）指坦白或承认某件事，通常用于“fess up”短语里，表示有人说出实情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“fess” 只用于非正式口语场合，通常和“up”连用（fess up）。与“confess”类似但更随便，不适合正式场合。

Examples

You should fess up if you broke the window.

如果你打破了窗户，你应该**坦白**。

He didn't want to fess to making a mistake.

他不想**承认**自己犯了错。

It's better to fess up now than later.

现在**坦白**比以后强。

Come on, just fess up! We all know it was you.

拜托，快**坦白**吧！我们都知道是你。

Eventually, she had to fess up to her parents.

最后，她不得不向父母**坦白**。

If you fess up now, you might avoid more trouble.

如果你现在**坦白**，也许就能避免更多麻烦。