profession

noun

1. （需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的某一）行业，职业
   a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education
   1. the medical/legal/teaching, etc. profession
      医疗、法律、教学等专业
   2. to enter/go into/join a profession
      从事 / 加入 / 参加一个行业
   3. the caring professions (= that involve looking after people)
      护理行业
   4. He was an electrician by profession .
      他的职业是电工。
   5. She was at the very top of her profession.
      她是她那个行业中的佼佼者。
2. （某）职业界；业内人士；同业；同行；同人
   all the people who work in a particular type of profession
   1. The legal profession has/have always resisted change.
      法律界向来抵制变革。
3. （统称，指需要较高教育水平的）职业
   the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or a lawyer
   1. employment in industry and the professions
      实业界与专业界的工作
4. 声明；宣称；表白
   a statement about what you believe, feel or think about sth, that is sometimes made publicly
   1. a profession of faith
      信仰的表白

1. N-COUNT （需要高等教育或训练的）职业
   A profession is a type of job that requires advanced education or training.
   1. Harper was a teacher by profession...
      哈珀的职业是教师。
   2. Only 20 per cent of jobs in the professions are held by women.
      在这些职业中，只有20%的岗位是由女性担任的。
2. N-COUNT-COLL （某一专业工作的）全体人员，业界人士，专业界
   You can use profession to refer to all the people who have the same profession.
   1. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.
      现在，医务人员的态度开明多了。

1. Podulski had joined the U.S. Navy as an aviator, adopting a new country and a new profession.
   波度尔斯基加入美国海军当上了飞行员，不仅改了国籍还换了行当。
2. Spanish identity documents state the bearer's profession.
   西班牙的身份证件会注明证件持有者的职业。
3. The profession offers a bundle of benefits, not least of which is extensive training.
   这份职业提供了大量福利，全面训练就是其中很重要的一项。
4. She's a nurse by profession and now runs a counselling service for women
   她的职业是护士，现在开办了一个妇女咨询中心。
5. He did well in his chosen profession.
   他在自己选择的行业里干得不错。
6. Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
   研究是这一职业的基础。
7. The depth of covert racism in my own profession frightens me.
   我所从事的职业中暗藏着如此深的种族主义偏见，这让我感到害怕。
8. He is one of the greatest British players of recent times and is a credit to his profession.
   他是近代英国最伟大的运动员之一，是这一体育运动的骄傲。
9. He deprecated the low quality of entrants to the profession
   他对该行业中新人的低素质予以了批评。
10. We have had to contend with the disinterest of much of the medical profession about this topic.
    我们必须全力对付很多医疗界人士对这一话题的冷漠。
11. Such people bring our profession into disrepute.
    这种人令我们这一行业蒙羞。
12. Drastic measures are needed to clean up the profession
    行业清理整顿需要严厉的措施。
13. The profession's leaders must take action now to promote equal opportunities for all.
    该行业的领导们现在必须采取措施促使所有人获得均等机会。
14. My profession had an important influence in the formation of my character and temperament.
    我的职业对我性格和脾气的形成有重要的影响。
15. Acting is definitely a young person's profession in many ways.
    从许多方面来说，表演无疑是吃青春饭的行当。
16. It would appear that the legal profession is the nearest thing to a recession-proof industry
    司法行业看来是最不易受经济萧条影响的领域了。
17. Catching colds is unfortunately an occupational hazard in this profession.
    不幸的是，容易感冒是这个行业的职业性风险。
18. A portfolio approach would keep entry into the managerial profession open and flexible.
    项目组合的方法会使成为管理人员的机会公开灵活。
19. Harper was a teacher by profession
    哈珀的职业是教师。
20. Only 20 per cent of jobs in the professions are held by women.
    在这些职业中，只有20%的岗位是由女性担任的。
21. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.
    现在，医务人员的态度开明多了。
22. The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%
    从事该职业的女性比例已升高到17.3%。
23. Graduate status is the minimum requirement for entry to the teaching profession
    研究生学历是从事教学工作的最低要求。
24. He retains a deep respect for the profession
    他对这个职业仍然深怀敬意。
25. He soon came to revise his opinion of the profession.
    他很快就改变了对这个职业的看法。
26. Sir James was an immensely distinguished architect in the vanguard of his profession.
    詹姆斯爵士是一位非常杰出的建筑师，处于其专业领域的前沿位置。
27. He manifested a strong dislike for his father's profession.
    他明白表示很不喜欢他父亲的职业。
28. He is a carpenter by profession.
    他以木工为业。
29. I have just switched to the profession of a teacher and quite lack experience in teaching work.
    我刚半路出家来当教师，还没有什么教学经验。
30. His profession is diplomacy.
    他是职业外交人员。

  profession career occupation vocation【导航词义：职业，行业】

  profession n. 职业，行业

〔辨析〕指需要经过专业培训的职业，尤指需要较高的受教育水平的职业。

  career n. 职业，事业

〔辨析〕指从事的职业或希望毕生从事的事业。

  occupation n. 工作，职业

〔辨析〕泛指任何一种工作，通常不用来谈论自己的职业，多用于表格填写或正式书面语中。

  vocation n. 工作，职业

〔辨析〕指某人认为特别适合自己的工作。

noun

1. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

2. affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
   1. a profession of Christianity

3. an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
   1. a profession of disagreement

   Synonym:    professing

4. the body of people in a learned occupation
   1. the news spread rapidly through the medical profession
   2. they formed a community of scientists