professional

adj.

1. 职业的；专业的
   connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education
   1. professional qualifications/skills
      专业资格 / 技能
   2. professional standards/practice
      专业水平；行业惯例
   3. an opportunity for professional development
      专业进修的机会
   4. If it's a legal matter you need to seek professional advice .
      如果这属于法律问题，你就需要进行专业咨询了。
2. 有职业的；专业的
   having a job which needs special training and a high level of education
   1. Most of the people on the course were professional women.
      参加本课程的大多数人是职业女性。
3. 娴熟的；训练有素的；精通业务的
   showing that sb is well trained and extremely skilled
   1. He dealt with the problem in a highly professional way.
      他处理这个问题非常专业。
4. 职业上的；专业上的
   suitable or appropriate for sb working in a particular profession
   1. professional conduct/misconduct
      职业道德；失职
5. 职业性的；专业的；非业余的
   doing sth as a paid job rather than as a hobby
   1. a professional golfer
      职业高尔夫球运动员
   2. After he won the amateur championship he turned professional .
      他获得业余赛冠军后就转为职业运动员了。
6. 职业性的；专业的；非业余的
   done as a paid job rather than as a hobby
   1. the world of professional football
      职业足球界

noun

1. 专门人员；专业人士；专家
   a person who does a job that needs special training and a high level of education
   1. the terms that doctors and other health professionals use
      医师和其他保健专业人员使用的术语
2. 职业运动员；（从事某活动的）专业人员
   a person who does a sport or other activity as a paid job rather than as a hobby
   1. a top golf professional
      顶尖级高尔夫球职业选手
3. 内行；专门人才；技术精湛者；老练的人
   a person who has a lot of skill and experience
   1. This was clearly a job for a real professional.
      这显然是需要真正专家才能担任的工作。

1. ADJ 职业的；专业的
   Professional means relating to a person's work, especially work that requires special training.
   1. His professional career started at Liverpool University.
      他的职业生涯是从利物浦大学开始的。
2. ADJ （人）职业的，专业的
   Professional people have jobs that require advanced education or training.
   1. ...highly qualified professional people like doctors and engineers.
      像医生和工程师这样需要高技能的专业人员
   2. Professional is also a noun.
      
   3. My father wanted me to become a professional and have more stability.
      我父亲想让我成为职业人士，这样能更稳定一些。
3. ADJ 专门从事的；非业余的
   You use professional to describe people who do a particular thing to earn money rather than as a hobby.
   1. This has been my worst time for injuries since I started as a professional footballer...
      这是我当职业足球运动员以来受伤来得最不是时候的一次。
   2. Jack Nicklaus has played in every Major Championship since he turned professional in 1961.
      杰克·尼克劳斯自从1961年转为职业选手以来参加了四大赛的所有比赛。
   3. Professional is also a noun.
      
   4. He had been a professional since March 1985.
      他从1985年3月开始就成了职业选手。
4. ADJ （运动）职业性质的
   Professional sports are played for money rather than as a hobby.
   1. ...an art student who had played professional football for a short time.
      踢过短时间职业足球的艺术系学生
5. ADJ-GRADED 专业的；内行的；高水平的
   If you say that something that someone does or produces is professional, you approve of it because you think that it is of a very high standard.
   1. They run it with a truly professional but personal touch.
      他们的经营既有真正的专业水准又不乏个人特色。
   2. Professional is also a noun.
      
   3. ...a dedicated professional who worked harmoniously with the cast and crew.
      一位非常敬业的、同所有演职人员合作融洽的专业人士
6. See also: semi-professional

1. He appreciates that co-operation with the media is part of his professional duties.
   他懂得与媒体合作是自己工作职责的一部分。
2. This is the most dangerous professional sport there is, and the worst paid.
   这是最危险的职业体育运动，但报酬却是最低的。
3. After leaving school, he became a professional footballer
   走出校门后，他成了一名职业足球运动员。
4. He joined the professional circuit
   他参加了职业巡回赛。
5. We've always regarded him as a man of integrity and high professional competence.
   我们一直都认为他是个正直而且业务能力很强的人。
6. Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict
   个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
7. He began his professional life as an accountant, the very model of respectability and conservatism.
   他开始了会计师的职业生涯，一份典型的体面而保守的工作。
8. Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.
   许多职业拳击手结束运动生涯时都已受到了脑损伤。
9. The Professional Cricketers 'Association held its annual dinner in London.
   职业板球运动员协会在伦敦举办了自己的年度宴会。
10. The Bank would be managed by a directorate of professional bankers.
    该银行将由一个职业银行家组成的董事会来管理。
11. He was not a dishonourable man, he was merely a professional.
    他不是个不知羞耻的人，他只是个专业人士。
12. Your time could be usefully employed in attending to professional matters
    你可以有效地利用时间处理一些专业问题。
13. People who used his service knew they were dealing with a first-rate professional.
    雇请过他的人都知道，和他们打交道的是一流的专业人员。
14. He will share his professional knowledge of haircare.
    他将和大家分享他在护发方面的专业知识。
15. This gives the professional an inestimable advantage.
    这给了专业人士一个无法估量的优势。
16. It is not just a textbook for professional diplomats. The lay reader will enjoy the anecdotes.
    它不仅仅是职业外交家的教科书，里面的轶事趣闻外行的读者也会喜欢。
17. I'm a professional and I have to conduct myself in a professional manner
    我是专业人士，必须以专业的态度行事。
18. She became a professional mezzo-soprano.
    她成了一名专业的女中音歌手。
19. Dr Lee was cleared of serious professional misconduct.
    李医生严重渎职的罪名被撤销了。
20. I'm a novice at these things, Lieutenant. You're the professional
    中尉，做这些事情我是新手，你是行家。
21. In presenting a more professional image the party risks losing its individuality.
    为了给人一种更为职业的形象，该党可能会丧失自身特色。
22. I've always kept my private and professional life separate
    我总是将私生活和工作分开。
23. His professional career started at Liverpool University.
    他的职业生涯是从利物浦大学开始的。
24. This has been my worst time for injuries since I started as a professional footballer
    这是我当职业足球运动员以来受伤来得最不是时候的一次。
25. Jack Nicklaus has played in every Major Championship since he turned professional in 1961.
    杰克·尼克劳斯自从1961年转为职业选手以来参加了四大赛的所有比赛。
26. They run it with a truly professional but personal touch.
    他们的经营既有真正的专业水准又不乏个人特色。
27. The reader should seek the services of a qualified professional for such advice.
    读者应该向有资历的专业人士征求此类意见。
28. Chicago has 6 graduate and professional schools of high repute.
    芝加哥有6所颇负盛名的研究生院和专业院校。
29. In addition, the respondent disclosed professional confidences to one of the patients.
    另外，被告还向其中一位病人透露了行业机密。
30. His professional career spanned 16 years
    他的职业生涯持续了16年。

noun

1. an authority qualified to teach apprentices

   Synonym:    master

2. a person engaged in one of the learned professions

   Synonym:    professional person

3. an athlete who plays for pay

   Synonym:    pro

adj

1. engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
   1. the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications
   2. began her professional career after the Olympics
   3. professional theater
   4. professional football
   5. a professional cook
   6. professional actors and athletes

2. characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession
   1. professional conduct
   2. professional ethics
   3. a thoroughly professional performance

3. engaged in by members of a profession
   1. professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching

4. of or relating to a profession
   1. we need professional advice
   2. professional training
   3. professional equipment for his new office

5. of or relating to or suitable as a profession
   1. professional organizations
   2. a professional field such as law