profile
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural profiles
plural profiles
Learner's definition of PROFILE
1
a : the shape of a head or face that is seen or drawn from the side（头部或面部的）侧面像，侧面轮廓
[count]
- His profile is very unusual.他的侧影与众不同。
- An image of the President's profile appears on the coin.硬币上铸有总统的侧面像。
[noncount]
- The drawing showed her head in profile. [=the drawing showed the shape of her head as it is seen from the side]这幅素描画展示了她头部的侧面像。
b [count] : the shape of something that is seen against a background（某物的）外形，轮廓 — usually singular通常用单数
- The artist painted the profile of a boat against the setting sun.这位画家描画了落日映衬下小船的轮廓。
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[count] : a brief written description that provides information about someone or something简介；概况
- I read a profile of her in a magazine.我在一本杂志上看到了她的简介。
- patient profiles病历
- profiles of American colleges美国大学概略
high/low profile
— used to describe the amount of attention that someone or something is given高/低调；高/低知名度
- The actor's high profile helped promote the movie.这名演员的高知名度有助于电影的宣传。
- The company has kept a high profile in the computer industry.这家公司在计算机行业一直保持着很高的关注度。
- I don't really like attention, so I try to keep/maintain a low profile around here. [=I try to avoid doing things that will cause people to notice me]我很不喜欢引人关注，所以我在这里尽量保持低调。
2 profile /ˈproʊˌfajəl/ verb
profiles; profiled; profiling
2 profile
/ˈproʊˌfajəl/
verb
profiles; profiled; profiling
Learner's definition of PROFILE
[+ object]
: to give a brief description that provides information about (someone or something)概述；扼要介绍
- The mayor was profiled in the magazine last month.上个月这本杂志对市长做了简要介绍。