professing

英 [prəˈfesɪŋ]

美 [prəˈfesɪŋ]

v.  妄称; 伪称; 声称; 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉，信仰(某一宗教)
profess的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
  If youprofess todo 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
• VERB 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
  If youprofessa 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

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• Such aspirations are shared and also disputed with others professing to share the same or similarly formulated and identified standards of aspiration.
  同样，在声称拥有相同或者相似的规范和确定标准的地方，这种愿望也或被共享或被争议着。
• Perhaps that accounted for the palpable tensions among Nardelli, Press and LaSorda, who kept professing to be having fun.
  这可能就是纳尔代利、普瑞斯与莱索达之间关系明显紧张的原因&尽管他们一直表示自己很开心。
• I'm sort of professing my love here.
  我的爱情正在紧要关头。
• Why, even the professing church is such that to follow the LORD fully within its bounds is very difficult.
  凭良心说，即使在教会中，要找出那些真正跟随耶稣，完全遵行祂旨意的人也很难。
• The cafe released a statement on its official Weibo account on Monday afternoon, explaining the cafe` s location and professing its respect for Chinese history and traditional culture.
  星巴克于周一下午在其官方微博上发布声明，解释了该咖啡店的位置，并表达了其对中国历史与传统文化的尊重。
• All over Western and central Europe barbarian chiefs were now reigning as kings, dukes and the like, practically independent but for the most part professing some sort of shadowy allegiance to the emperor.
  在西欧和中欧各地，蛮族首领此时执掌着国王、君主以及诸如此类的大权，实际上相互独立，但是他们大多表示对皇帝某种象征性的效忠。
• He saw no reason why slaves professing Christianity should be freed.
  他看不出有什么理由要让信奉基督教的奴隶们获得自由。
• There would be no lack of funds for holy purposes if all professing Christians paid their fair share.
  若基督徒都献上该归给上帝的，上帝在各样圣工上绝不会让我们匮乏。
• In the late1930s," Dallas Theological Seminary, though strongly professing to be a Presbyterian institution, was being severed from the conservative Presbyterian splinter movement. "
  在1930年代下半，“达拉斯神学院，虽然强烈的承认自己是一个长老会的神学院，但是却与保守派长老会的分离运动切割。”
• I'm professing that I'm weak.
  我坦白自己的软弱。