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| /prəˈfeʃn/ |
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| 1 | a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do , especially one with high social status （需要专门的技术和资格，尤指社会地位高的）职业 |
| the medical/legal/nursing/teaching profession 医疗/法律/护理/教育职业 |
| in a profession People in my profession have a duty to the public. 我这个行业的人对公众负有责任。 |
| member of a profession We admit that a few members of our profession have behaved badly. 我们承认我们行业中是有少数人行为恶劣。 |
| go into/enter/join a profession Her father discouraged her from going into the legal profession. 她父亲反对她从事法律工作。 |
| | 1a | all the people who work in a particular professioncan be followed by a singular or plural verb 同业，同行（可后接动词的单数或复数形式） | | The medical profession is always telling us we should exercise more. 医务工作者总是叫我们要多加锻炼。 | |
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| 2 | a statement of a feeling or belief （感受或信仰的）表白，表露，表示 |
| a profession of faith 对忠诚的表白 |
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| - | by profession
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| as your profession or job |
| 以…为职；以…为业 |
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| He was a teacher by profession. 他以教书为业。 |
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| - | the oldestprofession (in the world) humorous
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| the job of being a prostitute |
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