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

• She professes to be a friend.
  她称自己是个朋友。
• She professes ignorance of the whole affair, though I'm not sure I believe her.
  她自称对整个事件一无所知，尽管我不能确定是否相信她。
• He rarely switches on to hear any of the classical music her professes to be so keen on. I hate hiking and I'm not into classical music.
  他很少收听他声称感兴趣的古典音乐。我不喜欢徒步旅行，对古典音乐兴趣。
• He has been here these two years, and will not tell who heis, or whence, but professes that he does not go by his right name.
  这两年到这里的，他从不说他是谁，或是从何而来，但却对人声称他用的名字不是他的真名。
• It professes that those parts of the universe already laid down absolutely appoint and decree what the other parts shall be.
  它表明，宇宙中已确定的部分绝对地指向且规定了其他部分的性质。
• He professes to be the inventor of this machine.
  他冒充是该机器的发明者。
• This country professes to be a true democracy
  这个国家自称是真正的民主政体。
• How could I make such a proposition, especially to a woman who always professes to be so entirely disinterested?
  我怎么能提出这样的一项建议呢，特别是对一个总自认为对金钱毫无兴趣的女人？
• 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；
• She has come with a cautious promise that Huawei will eventually reveal more about its owners, and also professes an open mind towards eventually taking the company public.
  她做出谨慎承诺：华为将最终透露更多有关其所有者的信息，并声称对于最终的上市持开放态度。