professes; professed; professing
professes; professed; professing
Learner's definition of PROFESS
[+ object] formal
1
: to say or declare (something) openly宣称;公开表示 -
He professes confidence in his friend.他公开表示对朋友有信心。
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They profess loyalty to the king.他们向国王表明忠心。
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He professes himself (to be) unsatisfied with their decision.他公开表示对他们的决定不满。
2
: to say that you are, do, or feel something when other people doubt what you say : claim声称 —
followed by to + verb接动词不定式 -
They professed to be our friends.他们声称是我们的朋友。
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She professed to know nothing about the missing money.她声称对丢失的钱一无所知。
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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。
3
old-fashioned : to believe in (a particular religion)信奉,信仰(某一宗教)