professes; professed; professing
professes; professed; professing
Learner's definition of PROFESS
[+ object] formal
1
: to say or declare (something) openly宣稱;公開表示 -
He professes confidence in his friend.他公開表示對朋友有信心。
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They profess loyalty to the king.他們向國王表明忠心。
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He professes himself (to be) unsatisfied with their decision.他公開表示對他們的決定不滿。
2
: to say that you are, do, or feel something when other people doubt what you say : claim聲稱 —
followed by to + verb接動詞不定式 -
They professed to be our friends.他們聲稱是我們的朋友。
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She professed to know nothing about the missing money.她聲稱對丢失的錢一無所知。
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She professed to be pleased with the outcome, but we knew the truth.她聲稱對此結果很滿意,但我們知道真相。
3
old-fashioned : to believe in (a particular religion)信奉,信仰(某一宗教)