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  • na.坦白地承认；供认
  • Web爽快承认；坦白承认；承认罪行
Simple Present：owns up  Present Participle：owning up  Past Tense：owned up  

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坦白地承认;供认

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AllAll,坦白地承认坦白地承认,供认供认,爽快承认爽快承认,坦白承认坦白承认,承认罪行承认罪行
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1.
Adults would be allowed to own up to an ounce (28. 5 grams) at a time for recreational use and could grow some in their homes.
如果这事真能成，加州的成年人就能一次性吸1盎司（28.5克）大麻，还能在自家后院里种上一点。
rú guǒ zhè shì zhēn néng chéng , jiā zhōu de chéng nián rén jiù néng yí cì xìng xī yī àng sī ( èr shí bā diǎn wǔ kè ) dà má , hái néng zài zì jiā hòu yuàn lǐ zhòng shàng yì diǎn 。
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2.
At the time, it was an emotion he had lacked the spine to own up to.
有时他好像缺少一根支撑他身体的脊柱，不愿坦承自已的情感。
yǒu shí tā hǎo xiàng quē shǎo yī gēn zhī chēng tā shēn tǐ de jǐ zhù , bú yuàn tǎn chéng zì yǐ de qíng gǎn 。
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3.
Afterward a couple of people figured out that it was really a self-experiment on me, but I didn't own up to it straight away.
后来一些人发现这其实是一个我拿自己做的一个实验，但我没有马上承认。
hòu lái yì xiē rén fā xiàn zhè qí shí shì yī gè wǒ ná zì jǐ zuò de yī gè shí yàn , dàn wǒ méi yǒu mǎ shàng chéng rèn 。
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4.
Allow him to figure out what he should have done instead, and force him to own up to the consequences of his choices.
让他自己去想他本来应该做什么样的决定的，强迫他去承受他的选择带来的后果。
ràng tā zì jǐ qù xiǎng tā běn lái yīng gāi zuò shén me yàng de jué dìng de , qiǎng pò tā qù chéng shòu tā de xuǎn zé dài lái de hòu guǒ 。
bethou1st.tianyablog.com
5.
Given that most of the 60 interview candidates were probably guilty of at least one of the above, why did none of them own up?
鉴于60名受访者中的大部分可能至少拥有“七宗罪”中的一宗，为什么却没有人坦白承认呢？
jiàn yú liù shí míng shòu fǎng zhě zhōng de dà bù fen kě néng zhì shǎo yōng yǒu " qī zōng zuì " zhōng de yī zōng , wèi shén me què méi yǒu rén tǎn bái chéng rèn ne ?
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6.
But be sure to own up to the fact that it isn't your dog: You don't want to get caught in a lie before your first date.
但务必要爽快地承认这不是你的狗：你不希望在第一次约会前就被发现撒了谎吧。
dàn wù bì yào shuǎng kuài de chéng rèn zhè bú shì nǐ de gǒu : nǐ bù xī wàng zài dì yī cì yuē huì qián jiù bèi fā xiàn sā le huǎng ba 。
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7.
If you realize that you've made a mistake or could improve your performance, own up to that.
如果你认识到自己的确犯了错误，或者能够改进自己的表现，那么最好是爽快地承认。
rú guǒ nǐ rèn shi dào zì jǐ dí què fàn le cuò wù , huò zhě néng gòu gǎi jìn zì jǐ de biǎo xiàn , nà me zuì hǎo shì shuǎng kuài de chéng rèn 。
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8.
No need to justify your shortcomings or wrong actions, simply own up to your mistakes and recognize that you need help in changing them.
没有必要为了你的缺点或错误的行为进行辩护，爽快地承认自己的错误并承认改变它们，你需要帮助。
méi yǒu bì yào wèi le nǐ de quē diǎn huò cuò wù de xíng wéi jìn xíng biàn hù , shuǎng kuài de chéng rèn zì jǐ de cuò wù bìng chéng rèn gǎi biàn tā men , nǐ xū yào bāng zhù 。
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9.
Leadership called upon to give me a chance, I will own up to prove himself, to keep their word!
请各位领导给我一个机会，我将用自己的行动来证明自己、履行诺言！
qǐng gè wèi lǐng dǎo gěi wǒ yī gè jī huì , wǒ jiāng yòng zì jǐ de xíng dòng lái zhèng míng zì jǐ 、 lǚ xíng nuò yán !
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10.
After a planned share conversion, taxpayers will own up to 34% of the company.
经过计划中的转股后，纳税人将持有花旗高达34%的股份。
jīng guò jì huà zhōng de zhuǎn gǔ hòu , nà shuì rén jiāng chí yǒu huā qí gāo dá bǎi fēn zhī sān shí sì de gǔ fèn 。
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