profession
noun uk/prəˈfeʃ.ən/ us/prəˈfeʃ.ən/
(WORK)
B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ]（尤指需要特殊训练或专业技能的）职业
any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education
He left the teaching profession in 1965 to start his own business. 他1965年离开教师岗位自己创业。
The report notes that 40 percent of lawyers entering the profession are women. 这份报告指出，执业律师中有40%是女性。
Teaching as a profession is very underpaid. 教书这种职业报酬过低。
He's a doctor by profession. 他的职业是医生。
B2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ]某职业的全体人员;同行，同业
the people who do a particular type of work, considered as a group
There's a feeling among the nursing profession that their work is undervalued. 护理人员认为他们的工作未得到应有的重视。
the professions （医生或律师等需特殊培训或技能的）职业
jobs that need special training and skill, such as being a doctor or lawyer, but not work in business or industry
- More examples
- He reached the heights of his profession at the age of 35.
- Her ambition and determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession.
- He's very highly regarded within his profession.
- She was, by profession, a lawyer.
- Until recently secretarial work and nursing were very much pink-collar professions.
(STATEMENT)
[ C ]表示，表白
a statement about what someone feels, believes, or intends to do, often made publicly
The energy companies' professions of commitment to the environment seem less believable every day. 能源公司对支持环保的表态似乎一天比一天不可信。
his professions of love 他的爱情表白