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1. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about;
- "She professes organic chemistry"
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2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to;
- "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"
- "he professes to be a Communist"
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3. admit, make a clean breast of;
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4. state freely;
- "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
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5. receive into a religious order or congregation
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6. take vows, as in religious order;
- "she professed herself as a nun"
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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"
- synonym: pretend
- 1. I profess that I was surprised at the news.
- 我承认这消息使我惊讶。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. They have become what they profess to scorn.
- 他们成了自己曾声称看不起的那种人。
来自《简明英汉词典》


