own up
own up — 片語動詞
- own upbase form
- owns up3rd person singular
- owning up-ing form
- owned uppast simple
1. to finally tell someone that you are the person who did something bad, especiall
承認過錯
坦承做了錯事
to finally tell someone that you are the person who did something bad, especially when you could have stayed quiet or let someone else take the blame
Neither child owned up to letting the dog out, despite muddy footprints on the floor.
兩個小孩都不承認把狗放出去，儘管地板上有泥巴狗腳印。
would not own up to + [gerund] — refusal to confess
Diya eventually owned up to taking money from her mother's purse after a sleepless night.
Diya 輾轉難眠了一整夜後，最終承認從媽媽錢包裡拿了錢。
eventually owned up to + [gerund] — reluctant admission after delay
The player owned up to using a banned substance after months of public denials.
這名球員在公開否認數月之後，承認使用了禁藥。
Nobody would own up to making the prank call that caused the trouble.
隊上沒有人願意承認打了那通惹禍的惡作劇電話。
- confess
stronger moral or religious implication; often used for serious wrongdoing or in legal contexts
- come clean
informal; implies revealing a truth that was actively hidden, not merely admitting fault
- fess up
very informal, mainly US; a shortened form of 'confess up'
文法句型
own up + to + [noun phrase]
own up + to + [gerund phrase]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in the negative or with 'would not' ('No one would own up'), highlighting reluctance to confess. The object always follows 'to', never directly after 'up'.
常見錯誤
own up — 動詞
- own uppresent simple I / you / we / they
- owns up3rd person singular
- owning up-ing form
- owned uppast simple
1. to accept that a problem, error, or failure happened because of something you di
承擔責任
坦承自己須為問題或錯誤負責
to accept that a problem, error, or failure happened because of something you did or failed to do, without making excuses or shifting the blame
The construction company finally owned up to using cheaper materials than the contract required.
這家建築公司最終承認使用了比合約要求更廉價的材料。
owned up to + [gerund] — company taking responsibility for a breach
Rodrigo owned up to the scheduling error and worked through the weekend to fix it.
Rodrigo 承認了排程錯誤，並整個週末加班把它修正過來。
owned up to + [noun phrase] — accepting blame and taking corrective action
The manager took weeks to own up to the hiring mistake, which annoyed the team.
經理花了數週才承認自己搞錯了聘用人選，讓團隊很不滿。
Governments rarely own up to policy failures unless the media or opposition forces them to.
除非媒體或反對黨施壓，政府很少承認政策失敗。
- admit
broader and more neutral; can be used for facts, feelings, or mistakes without the same sense of accountability
- acknowledge
more formal; often used in official statements or written reports
- take responsibility
emphasises accountability and a willingness to deal with consequences, not just admit fault
- shirk
to avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility
- blame others
to put responsibility on someone else instead of accepting it
文法句型
own up + to + [noun phrase for mistake/problem]
own up + to + [gerund phrase]
用法筆記
Common in professional and institutional settings where accountability matters. Unlike 'confess', this sense does not imply moral guilt — the focus is on accepting that a problem exists and that one caused or contributed to it.