他们坦率地承认了责任。

They frankly admitted their responsibility.

《牛津词典》

他坦率地承认他是不能被雇佣的，也许永远也找不到工作。

He freely admits he is unemployable and will probably never find a job.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

我坦率地承认宁愿如此。

I freely admit to preferring this be the case.

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Nobody really believed he still had these sympathies, but the whole question was, why didn't he fess up?

没有人真的相信他仍怀有这些同情，但问题是，他为什么不坦率地承认？

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