profess

[prə'fes]

v. 声称, 冒称, 以 ... 为业, 正式接受入教, 表明信仰

vt.

1. 公开宣称; 表示; 承认[O2][O8][O9][+that]

He professed that he could do nothing about it.

他承认自己对此无能为力。

He professed his loyalty to his country.

他宣称对他的国家忠诚。

2. 自称; 假装[+to-v]

He professed to know nothing about the matter.

他声称对此事一无所知。

3. 宣称信奉(宗教等); 正式接受……入教

They professed Christianity.

他们宣称信仰基督教。

4. 以……为业; 声称精通

5. (以教授身份)教, 教授

vi.

1. 表白; 声称; 承认

2. 宣誓入教

3. 当教授

词形变化

副词: professedly | 动词过去式: professed | 动词过去分词: professed | 动词现在分词: professing | 动词第三人称单数: professes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.宣称; 断言; 主张

claim  allege  maintain  contend  

同义参见:

air  testify  say  

反义:

vt.公开宣称; 承认

suppress  deny  

英英释义

动词 profess:

practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about

confess one's faith in, or allegiance to

admit, make a clean breast of

同义词：concede, confess

state freely

receive into a religious order or congregation

take vows, as in religious order

state insincerely

同义词：pretend

补充

professprofess英:[prəˈfes] 美:[prəˈfɛs, pro-]vt.1.声称; 公开表明He professed Islam.他表白信仰伊斯兰教。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 profess that I was surprised at the news.我承认这消息使我惊讶。He professed himself fond of music.他承认自己喜欢音乐。He professed himself to have made a great mistake.他承认自己犯了大错误。

例句

1. a right to profess their faith in Islam表明他们的伊斯兰教信仰的权利 2. Why do organisations profess that they care?为什么各机构都声称他们很关心这件事呢？ 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共和党人对传统家庭价值观所谓的支持 5. He professed to be content with the arrangement.他声称自己对这个安排满意。 6. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。 7. She professed to hate her nickname.她声称讨厌自己的外号。 8. Many have professed disgust at the use of weapons.很多人已经表示反对使用武器。 9. I do not profess to be an expert.我不敢自称专家。 10. They professed complete ignorance of what had happened.他们声称对所发生的事一无所知。 11. I profess that I was surprised at the news.我承认这个消息使我感到惊奇。 12. She professed ignorance of their intentions.她自称不知道他们的用心。 13. to profess medicine行医 14. to profess Christianity声称信奉基督教 15. The abbot professed three of the young monks.修道院院长在年轻的修道士中接纳了三人进入教团。 16. Her manner professed a gaiety that she did not feel.她的神态显出一种她并未实际感受到的快乐。 17. Those learned intellectual historians all profess literature.那些博学多识的历史学家都教授文学。 18. He is dishonoured by a man who ever professed to him.他的荣誉被一个表示友好的人玷污了。 19. he had professed his love for her only to walk away without a backward glance.他自称爱她，却也不回头看一眼就走掉了。 20. [with infinitive]I don't profess to be an expert.我不敢妄称自己是个专家。 21. [with complement]he professed himself amazed at the boy's ability.他承认自己对那男孩的能力感到吃惊。 22. a people professing Christianity.宣称信仰基督教的民族。 23. she entered St Margaret's Convent, and was professed in 1943.她进了圣马格丽特修道院，并于1943年宣誓加修会。 24. a professor—what does he profess?.授——他教什么？。 25. though knowing little of the arts I professed, he proved a natural adept.尽管他对我所精通的艺术了解很少，但却是个天生的能手。 26. Marianne professed to know nothing at all about it, but I did not believe her.玛丽安娜声称对那事一无所知，但是我不相信她。 27. He professed his hatred of war.他坦诚表明厌恶战争。 28. He professes confidence in his friend.他公开表示对朋友有信心。 29. They profess loyalty to the king.他们向国王表明忠心。 30. He professes himself (to be) unsatisfied with their decision.他公开表示对他们的决定不满。 31. They professed to be our friends.他们声称是我们的朋友。 32. She professed to know nothing about the missing money.她声称对丢失的钱一无所知。 33. "She professed to be pleased with the outcome, but we knew the truth."她声称对此结果很满意，但我们知道真相。 34. He professes Judaism/Catholicism/Islam.他信奉犹太教/天主教/伊斯兰教