own up

verb

1. admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

e.g. the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting

Synonym: make a clean breast offess up

1. 承认；供认；坦白
If you own up to something wrong that you have done, you admit that you did it.

own up的意思

e.g. The headmaster is waiting for someone to own up...
校长在等着有人站出来承认。
e.g. Last year my husband owned up to a secret affair with his secretary.
去年丈夫向我坦白了他与秘书的私情。

1. own up的意思

1. 坦白：own to 承认 | own up 坦白 | own 自己的

2. 承认错误;坦承：On one's own独立地 | Own up 承认错误;坦承 | A pack of cards一副纸牌

3. 坦白地承认,供认：3687owing to因为,由于 | 3689own up坦白地承认,供认 | 3690ownern. 所有人,物主

4. 完全,坦白供认：dismal令人忧郁的 | own up完全,坦白供认 | enrage使暴怒