professes

英 [prəˈfesɪz]

美 [prəˈfesɪz]

v.  妄称; 伪称; 声称; 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉，信仰(某一宗教)
profess的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
  If youprofess todo or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not.
  1. She professed to hate her nickname...
     她自称痛恨自己的外号。
  2. Why do organisations profess that they care?...
     为什么机构都谎称自己对此很关心？
  3. '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。
  4. ...the Republicans' professed support for traditional family values.
     共和党人自称的对传统的家庭价值观的支持
• VERB 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
  If youprofessa feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.
  1. He professed to be content with the arrangement...
     他对这个安排表示满意。
  2. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.
     巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。
  3. ...a right to profess their faith in Islam.
     表明他们的伊斯兰教信仰的权利

双语例句

• However, for every foreigner that professes to know something of China, there must be10,000 or more that know nothing, and the distinction between the Asian nations become blurred.
  然而对每个自称其对中国略有了解的外国人来说，还有数以万计的更多外国人多中国一无所知，而且他们对亚洲国家之间存在的差异是非常模糊。
• The same thing is true of the art of enjoying Nature. one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature.
  享受大自然的艺术也是如此。对艺术品和自然的美表现出敏感的人。
• The words of the sign of the Cross include the doctrine of the Holy Trinity; the action professes that our Lord Jesus Christ died nailed to a cross to redeem mankind.
  圣号经的言语，包含天主三位一体的道理，画十字，表明吾主耶稣为救赎人类，被钉十字架上死。
• He professes to be the inventor of this machine.
  他冒充是该机器的发明者。
• She professes ignorance of the whole affair, though I'm not sure I believe her.
  她自称对整个事件一无所知，尽管我不能确定是否相信她。
• That a historian subscribes to a political ideology does not make him a politician, any more than a historian who professes a religion is necessarily a priest.
  正如信仰宗教的史学家未必就是一名神职人员，认同某种政治意识形态的史学家也不一定会成为政客。
• The gazpacho tastes good, and Dilnot professes to enjoy his ham.
  西班牙凉菜汤的味道很不错，迪尔洛特也表示自己的火腿很不错。
• He rarely switches on to hear any of the classical music her professes to be so keen on. I hate hiking and I'm not into classical music.
  他很少收听他声称感兴趣的古典音乐。我不喜欢徒步旅行，对古典音乐兴趣。
• She has come with a cautious promise that Huawei will eventually reveal more about its owners, and also professes an open mind towards eventually taking the company public.
  她做出谨慎承诺：华为将最终透露更多有关其所有者的信息，并声称对于最终的上市持开放态度。
• Even a bride who professes delight with her groom's boyishness'will tire of being the only adult in the family if her husband doesn't grow up soon.
  甚至一个为其新郎的“孩子气”而表示高兴的新娘，如果她丈夫不尽快成长成熟，她也会因为她是家中唯一的大人而厌倦的。