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

• Not knowing the facts then, he did not profess to understand, and refrained from comment.
  当时因为不知道事实真相，他不表示理解，也没有加以评论。
• They have become what they profess to scorn.
  他们成了自己曾声称看不起的那种人。
• I don't profess to know all the details about the case.
  我并不装作了解这个案件的所有细节。
• Despite this state recognition of federal standards, the majority of states profess to follow the Frye rule.
  尽管各州对联邦标准的认可，多数州表示要遵循Frye规则。
• I don't profess to be an expert in this subject.
  我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。
• 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。
• Religion: Almost all of the inhabitants profess Christianity and Roman Catholic.
  宗教：几乎所有居民都信奉基督教和罗马天主教。
• I don't profess to an understanding of his theory.
  我并不声言了解他的理论。
• They profess that they know God;
  他们说是认识神行事却和他相背。
• What religion does he profess?
  他信仰哪种宗教？