of a profession or group
( ff ik ^ @3 f£ ) ^ :
the
annual movie confab in
1
a story that sb has invented in their
mind; the act of inventing a story in your mind fig ^ (ft ^ ; M
$1
2
a conversation; the activity of having a
conversation
i£i2f;
con fec tion /kon'fekjn/ noun 1 (formal) a cake or other sweet
food that looks very attractive C ISJtiAAW ) Stf jrC , Stf H: 2 a thing such as a building or piece of
clothing, that is made in a skilful or complicated way
(znmm&Ms)
confectioner /kan'fekjan^r)/ noun a person or a business
that makes or sells cakes and sweets/candy
StfM
con.fectioner’s 'custard noun [u] a soft thick substance
that is used in cakes and desserts
(= sweet
dishes) (m=fm&y
confectioner’s sugar noun [U] (US) = icing sugar con fec tion ery /kan'fekjanari; NAmE -Janeri/ noun [u] sweets/candy,
chocolate, etc. Sk# ( MX. )
con-fed-er-acy /kan'fedarasi/ noun 1 [C] a union of
states, groups of people or political parties with the same aim [tHS; 2 the Confederacy [sing.]
= Confederate States con fed er ate /kan'fedarat/ noun, adj. m noun a person who helps sb,
especially to do sth illegal or secret |w]i$; |WJfA; /A<fE; f£fE BOGS accomplice m adj. belonging to a
confederacy frf; [W] M
nw
the Confederate 'States noun [pi.] (also the Confederacy [sing.]) the eleven southern states of the
li )
con-fed-er-ation /kan.feda'reijn/ noun 1 an organization
consisting of countries, businesses, etc. that have joined together in order to
help each other $£!§§; j£: the Confederation of
British Industry |I] likK n" 2 Confederation (in
confer /
o 2 [VN] ~ sth (on/upon
sb) to give sb an award, a university degree or a particular honour or
right tfX ( ) : An honorary degree was
conferred on him by
X 2001
con fer ence /'kDnfarans; NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun 1 a large official
meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or
interests come together to discuss their views ( ii # j# ^ /l X M A 1! IE A ) £ , ®F if £ : The hotel is used for
exhibitions, conferences and
social events, li M
A SI 35 o o a conference
room/centre/hall I f IT O She is attending a
three-day conference on AIDS
education.
MIE# X o The conference will be
held in
to the Labour Party’s
annual conference #jjP X X A W ft ^ 2 a meeting at
which people have formal discussions ( )
AfiEA, ]8jAfA: Ministers from all
four countries involved
will meet at the conference table this week. 0
He
was in conference with
his lawyers all day. fife A; life £/j W W fTl M if T ~ 21X o — see also press conference
3
(especially NAmE!) a group of sports teams that play
against each other in a league
f^WMlA ( ) :
Southeast Conference football champions % SI
mmmm
'conference caiH noun a telephone call in
which three or more people take part AU^AiA
conferencing
/‘knnfaransir);
NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun the activity of
organizing or taking part in meetings, especially when people are in different
places and use telephones, computers, or video to communicate H
AiA, #XoAiA ( XXIffeiS, MsSMlAiA): Video conferencing
QffWfo&iX
con fer ment /ken'faimant; NAmE -'f3:rm-/ noun [u, C]
(formal) the action of giving sb
an award, a university degree or a particular honour or right ( #fv,
WtiL
confess /kan'fes/
verb 1 ~ (to sth/to doing sth) to admit, especially
formally or to the police, that you have done sth wrong or illegal ftfeiA,
tfifi, XiA ( 2IBA ) ; [V] She confessed to the murder. MftUAfET ffc H „ o After hours of questioning,
the suspect confessed. i&UQuo [V (that)] He confessed that he
had stolen the money. fife^iA fife# 6 [VN] We persuaded her to
confess her
crime. ffl ijE J$ ftfe S&M W ff 0
2 ~ (to sth/to doing
sth) to
admit sth that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about l^iA ( i ) : [VN] She was
reluctant to confess her
ignorance. M
XJ5 M iA
M ft fil 0 o [V] I must confess to
knowing nothing about computers. fScjf^iAZfo
[VN-ADJ] (formal)
I confess myself bewildered by their explanation. ficlpciA ftfefHW^MficiiMiJffl^o
[also V (that), V speech] —see also self-confessed o note at ADMIT 3 [V, VN] ~ (sth) (to sb) (especially in the Roman
Catholic Church ft fa 3?
to tell God or a priest
about the bad things you have done so that you can say that you are sorry and
be forgiven #§P; 4 [VN]
(of a priest #3t) to hear sb confess their
sins (= the bad things they have done) ^-n/f ( ) W'lf1§ (
P. )
con-fes-sion /kan'fejn/
noun 1 [C, U] a statement that
a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making
such a statement ii];
^;
iA H ; f£iA; #1 : After hours of
questioning by
police, she made a full
confession, f f
^
fnj", M X iA iA T ^ ¥ fT o 2 [C, U] a statement
admitting sth that you are
ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement ( Xfife g B , ^iA H23 admission: I’ve a confession to make—I lied about my
age.
?JcfT iflcTp:
iA f£iiJUT3 [U, C] (especially in
the Roman
Catholic
Church private statement
to a priest about the bad
things that you have done ( to go to confession
0 to hear sb’s
confession ofrM A-aM 4 [C] (formal) a statement of your
religious beliefs, principles, etc.' ( ^ $Xj ) fMPAfi:
a
confession of faith ftp
A 6
con-fes-sion-al /kan'fejanl/
noun a private place in a
church where a priest listens to people making confessions ( |#j )
con-fes-sor /
con-fetti /kan'feti/ noun [U] small pieces of
coloured paper that people often throw at weddings over people who have just
been married, or (in the US) at other special events (
con-fi-ciant (feminine also confidante) /'knnfidaent;
,knnfi'da:nt; NAmE ‘karnfidaent/ noun a person that you trust
and who you talk to about private or secret things ( a close/trusted confidant of the
President / ^fg
con-fide /kan'faid/
verb ~ (sth) (to sb) to tell sb secrets and
personal information that you do not want other people to know ( ) ttflE ( HiX ) : [VN]
She confided all her secrets to her best friend. itfe[^MS^
1XW)MU(m±T B o [v that] He confided
to me that he had
applied for another job. ftfe[6]|!cMi?ftfe
ff)-X#0 [also V speech] con'fide in
sb
to
tell sb secrets and personal information because you feel you can trust them fo](iAAlWfsMWA) MM IPtXABIXA ) : It is important to
have someone you can confide in. fvXfftfflEfitJrlA