professes

英 [prəˈfesɪz]

美 [prəˈfesɪz]

v.  妄称; 伪称; 声称; 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉，信仰(某一宗教)
profess的第三人称单数

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

双语例句

• For her part, Shakira professes her love for African music, saying, African music is so inspiring and is poised to take its place on the global pop culture stage.
  对于夏奇拉而言，她公开表明对非洲音乐的热爱：非洲音乐极具感召力，在全球流行文化舞台上始终保持着举足轻重的地位。
• She professes to be a friend.
  她称自己是个朋友。
• The same thing is true of the art of enjoying Nature. one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature.
  享受大自然的艺术也是如此。对艺术品和自然的美表现出敏感的人。
• He professes himself to be sad but doesn't look it.
  他自称感到悲伤，但外表却看不出来。
• Science professes to draw no conclusions but such as are based on matters of fact, things that have actually happened;
  科学声言只能对基于事实即实际上已经出现的事物的问题下结论；
• Even a bride who professes delight with her groom's boyishness'will tire of being the only adult in the family if her husband doesn't grow up soon.
  甚至一个为其新郎的“孩子气”而表示高兴的新娘，如果她丈夫不尽快成长成熟，她也会因为她是家中唯一的大人而厌倦的。
• The Yuan expensive Ren professes that the scholarship of the award will watch adjustment with the polity financial status from now on.
  袁贵仁表示，今后奖助学金将会随政府财力状况动态调整。
• The Author of our religion everywhere professes himself the wretch's friend.
  我们宗教之主到处都说过，他是世上可怜人的真朋友。
• She professes not to be interested in money.
  她声称对钱不感兴趣。
• Father, red sorghum claims to cure your fever; the age-old walnut tree professes.
  父亲，红高粱说要治好您的发烧，老核桃树说。