"fess up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 坦白招供
• 老實承認

Definition

承認或坦白某事，特別是你做錯的事；是「坦白」「承認」的非正式用法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語，常見於希望別人承認錯誤或祕密時（例如「坦白吧！」）。不適用於正式場合或書面語。有時會帶點玩笑語氣。

Examples

Just fess up if you broke the vase.

如果你打破了花瓶就**坦白**吧。

He finally decided to fess up about cheating on the test.

他終於決定**坦白**考試作弊的事。

If you fess up now, the punishment will be less.

如果你現在**坦白**，處罰會輕一點。

Come on, just fess up—we all know you ate the last cookie.

快點**坦白**吧——我們都知道你喫了最後一塊餅乾。

She wouldn't fess up, even after I showed her the evidence.

即使我給她看了證據，她還是不**坦白**。

It’s better to fess up now than to get caught later.

現在**坦白**總比以後被抓到好。