profession
noun
prəˈfeʃən
noun
1
a
job
that
needs
a
high
level
of
education
and
training
〔需要专业教育和训练的〕职业，行业
C
the
legal/medical/teaching
etc
profession
members
of
the
teaching
profession
从事教学职业的人员
enter/go
into/join
a
profession
Some
students
enter
other
professions
such
as
arts
administration.
有些学生加入了其他行业，例如艺术管理。
people
who
work
in
the
professions
(=doctors,
lawyers
etc)
从事专业性工作的人
by
profession
Johnson
was
a
barrister
by
profession.
约翰逊的职业是出庭律师。
nurses,
social
workers,
and
other
people
in
the
caring
professions
(=ones
that
involve
looking
after
people)
护士、社工和其他从事护理行业的人
2
all
the
people
who
work
in
a
particular
profession
某职业的全体人员; 同业，同行
singular 单数, also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词
the
medical
profession
医学界
3
a
statement
of
your
belief,
opinion,
or
feeling
[正式] 〔信念、观点或感情的〕公开表示，表白
C | formal
[+
of
]
a
profession
of
faith
信仰宣言
4
the oldest profession
the
job
of
being
a
PROSTITUTE
-used
humorously
卖淫〔幽默用法〕