professing
- v.声称;冒称;以...为业;正式接受入教;表明信仰
详细释义
- vt. 声称; 公开表明 claim sth, often falsely; state openly
英英释义
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practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about;
"She professes organic chemistry"
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confess one's faith in, or allegiance to;
"The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"
"he professes to be a Communist"
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admit (to a wrongdoing);
"She confessed that she had taken the money"
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state freely;
"The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
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receive into a religious order or congregation
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take vows, as in religious order;
"she professed herself as a nun"
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state insincerely;
"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
"She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"
"She pretends to be an expert on wine"
双语例句
- They have become what they profess to scorn.
他们成了自己曾声称看不起的那种人。 - Those who today pretend to be Christ's followers hypocritically profess to carry out those teachings now.
今天那些冒牌的基督教徒假惺惺地声称他们现在要实行这些教导。
- He professed his belief in her innocence.
他宣称他相信她是无罪的。 - He professed his dislike of music.
他声言不喜欢音乐。 - She professed total ignorance of the matter.
她自称对那事一无所知。 - He professed Islam.
他表白信仰伊斯兰教。 - They professed optimism about the outcome.
他们对结果表示乐观。 - She is going to profess modern languages.
她打算教授现代语。 - 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。 - He professed himself with the price he'd got for his boat, though secretly he was very satisfied.
尽管他暗自很满意船的卖价,但他表面上假装不满意。 - 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 anything about poetry.
我不认为对诗有什么了解。 - He professed that he knew nothing about the plot.
他声称对该阴谋毫不知情。 - I profess that I was surprised at the news.
我承认这个消息使我感到惊奇。 - She professed that she could do nothing unaided.
她承认自己不能独立无助地做任何事。 - I profess that the idea is new to me.
我承认这个概念对我而言是新颖的。 - I don't profess myself to be an expert on that subject.
我不自认为是那个问题的专家。 - He professes himself to be sad but doesn't look it.
他自称感到悲伤,但外表却看不出来。 - He professed himself a lover of music.
他声称自己是个音乐爱好者。 - He professed himself unable to explain it.
他承认自己不能解释它。 - He professed himself convinced.
他承认被说服了。 - He professed himself satisfied with the progress made.
他表明自己对所取得的进步感到满意。
用法讲解
- profess的基本意思是“声称”,指在有反对意见的情况下明确陈述,本词的特征在于是区别于官方声明(declare)的个人陈述。profess有时含有所谓的或不真实的意味。
- profess是及物动词,可接抽象名词、动词不定式、that从句作宾语,还可接以to be+ n./adj./v -ed充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。
- profess one's faith 表明宗教信仰
- profess a gaiety 显示出快乐
- profess Islam 表白信仰伊斯兰教
- profess modern languages 打算教授现代语
- profess total ignorance 自称一无所知
- profess boldly 冒失地声称
- profess gaily 愉快地显示
- profess shamelessly 无耻地自称
- profess vainly 含糊地表白