prәˋfєs; prәˊfes< pro.fess >
<<动词>>
pro.fessed, pro.fess.ing, pro.fess.es
<<及物动词>>
1 宣称; 公开承认
"I profess both to learn and to teach anatomy, not from books but from dissections." (William Harvey)我确认学解剖和教解剖都不能靠书本, 而应靠解剖标本
2 假装; 佯称
"He professed to despise everything that had happened since 1850."他佯称瞧不起一切发生在一八五○年之後的事物
3 执┅为业
profess medicine 执业行医
4 声称信奉
profess Catholicism 声称信奉天主教
5 皈依; 正式入教
<<不及物动词>>
1 公开声明
2 宣誓入教
<<副词>>
pro.fessed.ly