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- an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side（尤指人面部的）侧面; 侧影; 轮廓; 外形：
the man turned and she caught his profile.
那男子转过身, 她看见了他的侧面。
1.1
- a drawing or other representation of such an outline侧面像。
1.2
- a vertical cross section of a structure纵断面, 剖面：
skilfully made vessels with an S-shaped profile.
制作精良的纵断面为S型的容器。
1.3
- Geography an outline of part of the earth's surface, e.g. the course of a river, as seen in a vertical section【地理】（地球表面纵断面的）轮廓（如河流走向）。
1.4
- a flat outline piece of scenery on stage（舞台的）平面布景。
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- a short article giving a description of a person or organization, especially a public figure传略; （尤指公众人物的）简介; 概况：
a profile of a Texas tycoon.
得克萨斯一商界巨头的简介。
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- in sing. the extent to which a person or organization attracts public notice or comment（人或机构的）公众关注度：
raising the profile of women in industry.
提高妇女在工业界的形象。
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- a graphical or other representation of information relating to particular characteristics of something, recorded in quantified form（以数量形式记录事物特点的）曲线图; 数据图表：
a sleep profile for someone on a shift system.
轮班制人员的睡眠分布图。
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- a record of a person's psychological or behavioural characteristics, preferences, etc.（记载个人心理或行为特点、喜好等的）档案：
they had been using personal details to build customer profiles.
他们一直在利用个人详情建立客户档案。
with obj.
1
- describe (a person or organization, especially a public figure) in a short article写…（尤指公众人物）的传略：
he was to profile a back-bench MP.
他打算写一名普通议员的传略。
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- （一般作be profiled）represent in outline from one side给…画侧面像; 显出…侧面轮廓：
he was standing motionless, profiled on the far side of the swimming pool.
他一动不动地站在游泳池的另一头, 显出清晰的侧面轮廓。
2.1
be profiled
have a specified shape or appearance in outline显出…的轮廓：a proud bird profiled like a phoenix.
一只如凤凰般傲气十足的鸟。
2.2
- shape (something), especially by means of a tool guided by a template（尤指用模板）铣出轮廓; 使…成形：
as adj. profiled profiled and plain tiles.有花纹和素面的瓷砖。
短语
in profile
- (in reference to someone's face) as seen from one side（人的面部）从侧面看：
a photograph of Leon in profile.
里昂的侧面像。
派生词
profiler
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from obsolete Italian profilo,from the verb profilare,from pro-'forth'+filare 'to spin'，formerly 'draw a line' （from Latin filare,from filum 'thread'）.