profess

[US]/prə'fes/
[UK]/prə'fɛs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 声称;公开表明
Word Forms
过去分词professed
复数professes
第三人称单数professes
过去式professed
现在分词professing

Phrases & Collocations

profess love

公开表白爱意

profess innocence

宣称清白

profess belief

坚称信仰

Example Sentences

a professed and conforming Anglican.

一个公开表示虔诚的圣公会教徒。

She professed a belief in God.

她表示信仰上帝。

to profess oneself fond of hard work

声称喜欢辛勤工作

a professed opponent of free trade

公开声称反对自由贸易的人

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 music.

我没有自称懂得音乐。

I profess that I was surprised at the news.

我承认这消息使我惊讶。

He professed himself fond of music.

他承认自己喜欢音乐。

He professed himself to have made a great mistake.

他承认自己犯了大错误。

an effete group of self-professed intellectuals.

一群自鸣颓废的知识分子

She professed that she could do nothing unaided.

她承认自己不能独立无助地做任何事。

a professor—what does he profess?.

授——他教什么?。

Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films.

帕特里克承认嘲笑了电影里感伤的故作多情的场面。

I am rather sceptical about their professed sympathy for the poor.

他们声称同情穷人, 我对此相当怀疑。

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