pro·fil·ingBrE/ˈprəʊfaɪlɪŋ/NAmE/ˈproʊfaɪlɪŋ/noun[U]theactofcollectingusefulinformationaboutsb/sthsothatyoucangiveadescriptionofthemorit(有关人或事物的)资料搜集◆customerprofiling客户情况汇集◆offenderprofiling犯人资料收集➡ see alsoracial profiling▸pro·fil·erBrE/ˈprəʊfaɪlə(r)/NAmE/ˈproʊfaɪlər/noun