profess

英 [prəˈfes]

美 [prəˈfes]

v.  妄称; 伪称; 声称; 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉，信仰(某一宗教)

过去式：professed　第三人称单数：professes　现在分词：professing　过去分词：professed　复数：professes　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11100 / COCA.10336

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牛津词典

verb

• 妄称；伪称；声称
  to claim that sth is true or correct, especially when it is not
  1. She still professes her innocence.
     她仍然声称自己无辜。
  2. I don't profess to be an expert in this subject.
     我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。
• 宣称；公开表明
  to state openly that you have a particular belief, feeling, etc.
  1. He professed his admiration for their work.
     他表示钦佩他们的工作。
  2. She professed herself satisfied with the progress so far.
     她表示对目前为止的进度很满意。
• 信奉，信仰（某一宗教）
  to belong to a particular religion
  1. to profess Christianity/Islam/Judaism
     信仰基督教 / 伊斯兰教 / 犹太教

柯林斯词典

• VERB 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
  If youprofess todo or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not.
  1. She professed to hate her nickname...
     她自称痛恨自己的外号。
  2. Why do organisations profess that they care?...
     为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？
  3. 'I don't know,' Pollard replied, professing innocence.
     “我不知道，”波拉德回答说，谎称自己是无辜的。
  4. ...the Republicans' professed support for traditional family values.
     共和党人自称的对传统的家庭价值观的支持
• VERB 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
  If youprofessa feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.
  1. He professed to be content with the arrangement...
     他对这个安排表示满意。
  2. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.
     巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。
  3. ...a right to profess their faith in Islam.
     表明他们的伊斯兰教信仰的权利

英英释义

verb

• state insincerely
  1. He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
  2. She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
  3. She pretends to be an expert on wine
  Synonym:pretend
• confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
  1. The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
  2. he professes to be a Communist
• admit (to a wrongdoing)
  1. She confessed that she had taken the money
  Synonym:concedeconfess
• practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
  1. She professes organic chemistry
• take vows, as in religious order
  1. she professed herself as a nun
• receive into a religious order or congregation
• state freely
  1. The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades

双语例句

• I have known him profess himself a man-hater, while his cheek was glowing with compassion;
  据我所知，他常宣称自己是人类憎恶者；然而，他的脸庞上却总漾溢着怜悯之情。
• His house and burial place should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in oil painting.
  凡是声称对油画有一丁点儿兴趣的人都应该去参观他的住所和墓地。
• Among liberal values, the freedom to profess any religion or none has a central place.
  在自由主义的价值观念中，信教或不信教的自由有着极为重要的地位。
• He professed to be content with the arrangement
  他对这个安排表示满意。
• She professed to hate her nickname
  她自称痛恨自己的外号。
• They now say that they and their clients must not just profess ethical behaviour, but demonstrate it.
  他们现在表示，他们和他们的客户不能只是嘴上说说道德行为，而是要展现道德行为。这些话有一部分是公关行业在为自己公关，但也有一部分是实话。
• My love to her I silently profess.
  我对她的爱悄悄地浓缩。
• Why does the West react in such a negative way when Asians profess their belief in Asian values?
  但当亚洲人提出他们本身对亚洲价值观的认同时，为何西方会有如此负面的反应？
• 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。
• Why do organisations profess that they care?
  为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？