professKK [prəˋfɛs] /pɹəˈfɛs/發音動詞1聲稱、自稱、佯稱常含懷疑意味He professed to know nothing about the missing money.他聲稱自己對那筆不見的錢毫不知情。2表明、公開表示、坦承She professed her love for him in front of everyone.她在眾人面前表明了對他的愛意。3信奉、篤信多指宗教信仰Most villagers here profess some form of Buddhism.這裡大多數村民都信奉某種形式的佛教。4講授、以……為業舊式He professed mathematics at a small college for decades.他在一所小型學院講授數學長達數十年。