单词profess
v.: 宣称；信奉；妄称；伪称
网络: 声称；表示；承认
妄称；伪称；声称:
to claim that sth is true or correct, especially when it is not
宣称；公开表明:
to state openly that you have a particular belief, feeling, etc.
信奉，信仰（某一宗教）:
to belong to a particular religion
表白信仰(某宗教;基督):
公开表明;声称
拘泥
宣说;夸耀
假装,佯装
信奉,奉为
以…为业;〔英国〕教授(化学等)
公开承认;公言;明言具有(信念;喜好;愚昧;兴趣等):
声言,宣言;表明信仰;承认;〔英口〕(在大学)教书
表示,明言,声言,宣布;承认;自称
过去分词：professed
现在分词：professing
第三人称单数：professes
v.admitownown upconfessacknowledge
Profess to this a few skies not for the writer that the net is in a state of utter stupefaction , this discovery is " surprise " .
对这位自称几天上不了网就六神无主的作家来说，这个发现是一个“惊喜”。
He concluded ruefully that it was "arrogant and rash" to profess virtues that you cannot live up to, and retreated into indolent seclusion.
他懊悔地总结道，宣称自己信奉不能修行到的美德是非常“自傲和轻率的”。最终，他选择隐居，不理世事。
Tess could whistle like most other country girls, though the accomplishment was one which she did not care to profess in genteel company.
苔丝同大多数乡下姑娘一样会吹口哨，虽然她在体面人面前不愿承认会这门技艺。
In fact, most people who try to get me to see their version of the light never bother to ask what faith or philosophy I already profess.
事实上，多数人试图让我看他们关于光明的解释，而且从未操心地问过我，我所皈依的信仰或者哲学体系是什么。
And neither were the sabbaths kept, nor the solemn days of the fathers observed, neither did any man plainly profess himself to be a Jew.
并且不准遵守安息日，不准举行祖传的庆节，连承认自己是犹太人也不许可。
And though they profess to limit their jihad to the enemy outside, their most violent acts have been against other Gazans.
尽管他们声称杰哈德攻击目标一致对外，但是他们针对另一些加沙人的最猛烈的暴力行为也时有发生。
They will profess that they always supported you and never doubted you"d become the rock star that others are saying you are about to be.
他们会宣称道，他们从过去就一直支持你并且在人家说未怀疑过你会成为大明星，就像其他人说你会成为那样。
Independent scientists have not been able to verify that the countries set off as many devices as they profess.
独立科学家一直无法核实，有关国家建立尽可能多的设备关闭，因为他们信奉。
the implication being that if you publicly profess yourself to be handsome, talented and rich, nothing less than exceptional is acceptable.
如果你在公共场合宣称自己貌比潘安，才华横溢而且钱多难数，那一些人很难接受你没有发挥出超地球人水平。
People close to PCCW profess to be baffled by the whole affair, which at the very least has complicated a clean exit for Mr Li.
接近电讯盈科的人士表示，整个事件令人困惑，这至少让李泽楷利落的退出变得复杂起来。