坦白

honest

forthcoming

to confess

be free with

frankness

make a confession

make a clean breast

own up

unreserve

candor

confess

fess

freeheartedness

straightforwardness

坦白[tǎnbái]

-（直率）honest;frank;candid:
openhearted;honestandaboveboard襟怀坦白
-（如实说出）confess;makeaconfession;ownup

连哄带劝他才坦白。
The confession had to be cajoled out of him.

他供认抢劫银行案後，又坦白了其他罪行。
He confessed to other crimes subsequent to the bank robbery.

哲琪太太：嗯，坦白说，我不很好，小姐。今天早上我的狗被一辆车撞了。
Mrs. Jerky: Well, to be quite frank, I'm not so hot, young lady. This morning, my dog got hit by a car.

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