profession
[prə'feʃ.ən] noun
WORK 工作
IMPROVER countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■any type of work which needs special training or a particular skill, often one which is respected because it involves a high level of education （尤指需要特殊训练或专业技能的）职业•He left the teaching profession in 1965 to set up his own business.他1965年离开教师岗位自己创业。 •The report notes that forty per cent of lawyers entering the profession are women.这份报告指出，执业律师中有40%是女性。 •Teaching as a profession is very underpaid.教书作为一种职业，酬劳其实过低。 •He's a doctor by profession.他的职业是医生。 ADVANCED countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■the people who do a type of work, considered as a group 某职业的全体人员；同行，同业•There's a feeling among the nursing profession that their work is undervalued.在护理人员之间存在一种看法——认为他们的工作未得到应有的重视。 the professions
■jobs which need special training and skill, such as being a doctor or lawyer, but not work in business or industry （医生或律师等需特殊训练或技能的）职业
[prə'feʃ.ən] noun
STATEMENT 表示
countable
■a statement about what someone feels, believes or intends to do, often made publicly 表示，表白•The government's professions of commitment to the environment seem less believable every day.政府支持环保的表态似乎一天比一天不可信。 •his professions of love他的爱情表白 |