- v. 声称; 冒称; 以 ... 为业; 正式接受入教; 表明信仰
profess的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:
双解释义
- vt. 声称; 公开表明 claim sth, often falsely; state openly
英英释义
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practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about;
"She professes organic chemistry"
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confess one's faith in, or allegiance to;
"The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"
"he professes to be a Communist"
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admit (to a wrongdoing);
"She confessed that she had taken the money"
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state freely;
"The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
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receive into a religious order or congregation
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take vows, as in religious order;
"she professed herself as a nun"
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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
- They have become what they profess to scorn.
他们成了自己曾声称看不起的那种人。 - 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。
词汇搭配
- profess one's faith 表明宗教信仰
- profess a gaiety 显示出快乐
- profess Islam 表白信仰伊斯兰教
- profess modern languages 打算教授现代语
- profess total ignorance 自称一无所知
- profess boldly 冒失地声称
- profess gaily 愉快地显示
- profess shamelessly 无耻地自称
- profess vainly 含糊地表白
经典引文
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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