profess
- v.信奉，信仰(某一宗教);声称;宣称;公开表明;妄称;伪称
过去式： professed 现在分词： professing 过去分词： professed 第三人称单数： professes
professverb
妄称；伪称；声称
to claim that sth is true or correct, especially when it is not
She still professes her innocence.
她仍然声称自己无辜。
I don't profess to be an expert in this subject.
我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。
宣称；公开表明
to state openly that you have a particular belief, feeling, etc.
He professed his admiration for their work.
他表示钦佩他们的工作。
She professed herself satisfied with the progress so far.
她表示对目前为止的进度很满意。
信奉，信仰（某一宗教）
to belong to a particular religion
to profess Christianity/Islam/Judaism
信仰基督教 / 伊斯兰教 / 犹太教
profess
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VERB 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
If you profess to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not.She professed to hate her nickname...
她自称痛恨自己的外号。
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VERB 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
If you profess a feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.He professed to be content with the arrangement...
他对这个安排表示满意。
verb
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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
- Synonym: pretend
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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
- Synonym: concede confess
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- practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
- She professes organic chemistry
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- take vows, as in religious order
- she professed herself as a nun
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- receive into a religious order or congregation
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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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The advocates of this doctrine also profess to be social .
这一学说的鼓吹者还妄称是社会。
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His house and burial place should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in oil painting .
凡是声称对油画有一丁点儿兴趣的人都应该去参观他的住所和墓地。
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She professed herself satisfied with the progress so far .
她表示对目前为止的进度很满意。
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These , at least , were their professed reasons for pulling out of the deal .
至少这些是他们自称退出这宗交易的理由。
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She still professes her innocence .
她仍然声称自己无辜。
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He professed a distaste for everything related to money .
他声称厌恶与金钱有关的一切。
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He professed to be content with the arrangement
他对这个安排表示满意。
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This country professes to be a true democracy
这个国家自称是真正的民主政体。
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Why do organisations profess that they care ?
为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？
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' 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。
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Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour .
巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。
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She professed to hate her nickname
她自称痛恨自己的外号。
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She professed her love for him .
她表明了自己对他的爱。
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The suspect still professed his innocence .
该嫌疑人仍然声称自己无辜。
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He glibly professed his ignorance of the affair .
他口口声声表白不知道这件事。
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He professed his dislike of music .
他声言不喜欢音乐。
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She professed herself to be guiltless ( or innocent ) .
她声言自己是无辜的。
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I profess that I was surprised at the news .
我承认这消息使我惊讶。
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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。
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Although she professed fear of the Russians , she seemed to have ambivalent feelings toward Philby himself .
虽然她承认害怕俄国人，然而她似乎对菲尔比本人有一种矛盾的感情。
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He professed that he could do the job well .
他自称能做好这项工作。
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Influence Of Basic Public Spots Club on Professing Public Sports
论基层群众体育俱乐部对发展群众体育的影响
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One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature .
对艺术品和自然的美表现出敏感的人。
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People who profess to be in charge of things .
人自称为负责人的东西。
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I don 't profess to an understanding of his theory .
我并不声言了解他的理论。
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At this time he did not profess any particular religion .
现在，他不再拘泥某一宗教。
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He professed one thing and did another ;
他声称一个事情然而做另一个；
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His real interest was sports cars , about which he professed extensive knowledge .
他真正感兴趣的是跑车，对此他自称知之甚多。
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The algorithm on mine professed to be implementing now is this thing .
这个算法现在要，解决的就是这个问题。
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A professed love of everything about that country .
一种公开表示的对那个国家无所不包的爱。
指承认过错，尤为罪行，或勉强承认某种情况。
The thief admitted having stolen money from the shop.
盗贼承认偷了这家商店的钱。
He admitted that he might be a little bit nervous.
他承认自己或许有点儿紧张。
指承认某一情况属实或接纳某种权威性。
Only a few acknowledge the need for reform.
只有少数人承认改革的必要性。
He was widely acknowledged to be the best lawyer in the neighbourhood.
他被公认为当地最好的律师。
We acknowledged him as our new coach.
我们承认他是我们的新教练。
指不情愿地承认某种事实，或不得不承认失败。
He conceded that he had made some errors.
他承认自己犯了一些错误。
They were finally forced to concede.
他们最终被迫认输。
We conceded defeat in the election.
我们承认选举失败。
尤指承认使自己略显尴尬的事情，也指向警方坦白、供认罪行。
She confessed that she didn't really know how to cook.
她承认自己不太会做饭。
He confessed to being guilty.
他承认自己有罪。
通常指公开表明自己的感情、看法等。
The suspect still professed his innocence.
该嫌疑人仍然声称自己无辜。
She professed her love for him.
她表明了自己对他的爱。