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profess
[英] [prəˈfes] [美] [prəˈfɛs, pro-] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称 If you profess to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not. 

  • She professed to hate her nickname...

    她自称痛恨自己的外号。

  • Why do organisations profess that they care?...

    为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？

  • '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。

2. VERB 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等） If you profess a feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it. 

  • He professed to be content with the arrangement...

    他对这个安排表示满意。

  • Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.

    巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。

  • ...a right to profess their faith in Islam.

    表明他们的伊斯兰教信仰的权利

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 the Muslim faith"
  • "he professes to be a Communist"

3. admit, make a clean breast of;

  • "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"
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》