profess

verb

1. 妄称；伪称；声称
   to claim that sth is true or correct, especially when it is not
   1. She still professes her innocence.
      她仍然声称自己无辜。
   2. I don't profess to be an expert in this subject.
      我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。
2. 宣称；公开表明
   to state openly that you have a particular belief, feeling, etc.
   1. He professed his admiration for their work.
      他表示钦佩他们的工作。
   2. She professed herself satisfied with the progress so far.
      她表示对目前为止的进度很满意。
3. 信奉，信仰（某一宗教）
   to belong to a particular religion
   1. to profess Christianity/Islam/Judaism
      信仰基督教 / 伊斯兰教 / 犹太教

1. VERB 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
   If you profess to do 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
2. VERB 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
   If you profess a 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

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. He professed to be content with the arrangement
   他对这个安排表示满意。
5. Bacher professed himself pleased with the Indian tour.
   巴奇尔表示对印度之行很满意。
6. They have become what they profess to scorn.
   他们成了自己曾声称看不起的那种人。
7. They now say that they and their clients must not just profess ethical behaviour, but demonstrate it.
   他们现在表示，他们和他们的客户不能只是嘴上说说道德行为，而是要展现道德行为。这些话有一部分是公关行业在为自己公关，但也有一部分是实话。
8. Why does the West react in such a negative way when Asians profess their belief in Asian values?
   但当亚洲人提出他们本身对亚洲价值观的认同时，为何西方会有如此负面的反应？
9. I don't profess to be an expert in this subject.
   我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。
10. His house and burial place should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in oil painting.
    凡是声称对油画有一丁点儿兴趣的人都应该去参观他的住所和墓地。
11. But you profess to be a great admirer of conquerors.
    但你得承认你是被我征服了。
12. I don't profess to know all the details about the case.
    我并不装作了解这个案件的所有细节。
13. Yet those who profess faith in the magic of the markets are most determined to ignore the cry.
    然而，那些标榜信仰市场魔力的人士，却最坚决地对市场的呼喊充耳不闻。
14. Thus, they profess a hands-off attitude to despotic regimes in Burma and Zimbabwe.
    这样一来，他们就可以对缅甸和津巴布韦的专制政权采取不干预的态度。
15. I will not profess my bravery. That's nothing to boast of.
    我不想夸耀我的勇气。
16. My love to her I silently profess.
    我对她的爱悄悄地浓缩。
17. Christians profess their faith when they say the Creed.
    基督教徒在念信经时就表明了他们的宗教信仰。
18. Among liberal values, the freedom to profess any religion or none has a central place.
    在自由主义的价值观念中，信教或不信教的自由有着极为重要的地位。
19. Muslims from all over the world may profess the same faith but they do not share the same culture.
    事实上，世界各地回教徒信仰的虽然是同一个宗教，他们却有不同的风俗习惯。
20. Religion: Almost all of the inhabitants profess Christianity and Roman Catholic.
    宗教：几乎所有居民都信奉基督教和罗马天主教。
21. Those who today pretend to be Christ's followers hypocritically profess to carry out those teachings now.
    今天那些冒牌的基督教徒假惺惺地声称他们现在要实行这些教导。
22. They profess that they know God;
    他们说是认识神行事却和他相背。
23. What religion does he profess?
    他信仰哪种宗教？
24. The advocates of this doctrine also profess to be social.
    这一学说的鼓吹者还妄称是社会。
25. Despite this state recognition of federal standards, the majority of states profess to follow the Frye rule.
    尽管各州对联邦标准的认可，多数州表示要遵循Frye规则。
26. I have known him profess himself a man-hater, while his cheek was glowing with compassion;
    据我所知，他常宣称自己是人类憎恶者；然而，他的脸庞上却总漾溢着怜悯之情。
27. With such censures I cannot profess that I completely agree.
    对于这些指责，我不能说我完全同意。
28. I don't profess to an understanding of his theory.
    我并不声言了解他的理论。
29. But with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship god.
    只要有善行。这才与自称是敬神的女人相宜。
30. Not knowing the facts then, he did not profess to understand, and refrained from comment.
    当时因为不知道事实真相，他不表示理解，也没有加以评论。

  admit acknowledge concede confess profess【导航词义：承认】

  admit v. 承认

〔辨析〕指承认过错，尤为罪行，或勉强承认某种情况。

  acknowledge v. 承认

〔辨析〕指承认某一情况属实或接纳某种权威性。

  concede v. 承认，让步

〔辨析〕指不情愿地承认某种事实，或不得不承认失败。

  confess v. 承认；坦白

〔辨析〕尤指承认使自己略显尴尬的事情，也指向警方坦白、供认罪行。

  profess v. 〈正式〉声称；坦言

〔辨析〕通常指公开表明自己的感情、看法等。

verb

1. state insincerely
   1. He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
   2. She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
   3. She pretends to be an expert on wine

   Synonym:    pretend

2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
   1. The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
   2. he professes to be a Communist

3. admit (to a wrongdoing)
   1. She confessed that she had taken the money

   Synonym:    concedeconfess

4. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
   1. She professes organic chemistry

5. take vows, as in religious order
   1. she professed herself as a nun

6. receive into a religious order or congregation

7. state freely
   1. The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades