professional
adjective uk/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ us/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
B2 职业的;专业的
relating to work that needs special training or education
Chris, you're a nurse, so can I ask your professional opinion on bandaging ankles? 克丽丝，你是个护士，能否征求一下你对踝部包扎的意见？
Both doctors have been charged with professional misconduct (= bad or unacceptable behaviour in their work). 这两位医生都被控渎职。
Compare: amateur adjective
B1 approving非常内行的;极为称职的
having the qualities that you connect with trained and skilled people, such as effectiveness, skill, organization, and seriousness of manner
It would look more professional if the letter was typed. 这封信如果打印出来的话看上去会更正式些。
She always looks very professional in her smart suits. 她穿上漂亮的套装总是显得很职业化。
You've done a very professional job stripping that floor! 你拆地板的活干得非常专业！
B1 把（别人通常作为爱好的活动）作为职业的
used to describe someone who does a job that people usually do as a hobby
She's a professional dancer/photographer. 她是一位职业舞蹈演员／摄影师。
He's a runner who's just turned professional. 他是一位刚刚转为职业运动员的赛跑选手。
专业人士的;为专业人士的
having the type of job that is respected because it involves a high level of education and training
Room for rent in shared house - would suit professional person. 出租合住房间——适合专业人士。
a bar full of young professional types in suits 挤满了身穿套装的年轻职业人士的酒吧
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- We're engaging the services of a professional administrator.
- He's one of the highest-earning professional golfers in the world.
- These two books will be especially useful for editors, journalists, and other professional users of the language.
- He was an amateur singer until the age of 40, when he turned professional.
- This was her final professional match, and she wanted to end her career in a blaze of glory.
professional
noun [ C ] uk/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/ us/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
C1 专业人员
a person who has the type of job that needs a high level of education and training
health professionals 医疗保健方面的专业人员
Compare: amateur adjective
informal内行，专家
someone who has worked hard in the same type of job for a long time and has become skilled at dealing with any problem that might happen
I thought the whole meeting was going to fall apart but you rescued it like a true professional! 我原以为整个会议要开不下去了，但你就像个真正的行家那样挽救了局面！
the consummate professional 技艺高超的专家
B2 把（别人通常作为爱好的活动）作为职业的人
a person who does a job that people usually do as a hobby
He's only been playing football as a professional for two years. 他成为职业足球运动员只有两年的时间。
（受雇于高尔夫或网球协会的）职业教练
a person who plays a sport, especially a golf or tennis player, who is employed by a club to train its members in a particular sport
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- She responded to the situation like a true professional.
- This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.