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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- profession [prə'fεʃən]
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an occupation requiring special training in the liberal arts or sciences, esp one of the three learned professions, law, theology, or medicine
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profession of faith a declaration of faith in a religion, esp as made on entering the Church of that religion or an order belonging to it
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the body of people in such an occupation
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the act of professing; avowal; declaration
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the faith or the religion that is the subject of such a declaration
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[Etymology]
C13: from Medieval Latin professi
o the taking of vows upon entering a religious order, from Latin: public acknowledgment; seeprofess
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an occupation requiring special training in the liberal arts or sciences, esp one of the three learned professions, law, theology, or medicine
Examples
- among the best in his profession
- 在他那同行中最好的人中间 → best
- to embrace a new profession
- 从事新的职业 → embrace
- a profession of sympathy
- 表示赞同 → profession
- at the top in one's profession
- 身居要津；同行中的佼佼者 → top
- the virtues of teaching as a profession
- 教师职业的好处 → virtue
- His work was important in helping establish dentistry as a separate profession.
- 他在推动牙医学发展成一门独立学科的过程中发挥了重要作用。 → separate
- Many high schools have shadow programs to give the students an idea of what profession they want to go into.
- 很多高中都为学生提供了实习项目，来使学生对自己将来的职业有个规划。
- by profession/birth/nature
- 就职业/祖籍/天性而言 → by
- to admit to the profession → admit
- education is my profession → education
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