profess

  扩展词汇  
[prə'fes]     [prə'fes]    
  • v. 声称; 冒称; 以 ... 为业; 正式接受入教; 表明信仰
professedly professed professed professing professes
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profess的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

双解释义

v. (动词)
  1. vt. 声称; 公开表明 claim sth, often falsely; state openly

英英释义

Verb:
  1. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about;

    "She professes organic chemistry"

  2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to;

    "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"
    "he professes to be a Communist"

  3. admit (to a wrongdoing);

    "She confessed that she had taken the money"

  4. state freely;

    "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"

  5. receive into a religious order or congregation

  6. take vows, as in religious order;

    "she professed herself as a nun"

  7. state insincerely;

    "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
    "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"
    "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

profess的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词 (v.)
  1. They have become what they profess to scorn.
    他们成了自己曾声称看不起的那种人。
  2. Those who today pretend to be Christ's followers hypocritically profess to carry out those teachings now.
    今天那些冒牌的基督教徒假惺惺地声称他们现在要实行这些教导。

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经典引文

  • She professed herself much relieved.

    出自: F. A. Kemble
  • Theorists..quick to profess that much..that has been said..is wavering, chaotic.

    出自: M. H. Abrams
  • Abolitionists, such as Belloc professed himself to be.

    出自: A. N. Wilson
  • To profess nothing less than his 'unconditional devotion'.

    出自: P. Gay
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