| state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" 同义词:pretend, 
 
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 | confess one''s faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist"
 
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 | admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" 同义词:concede, confess, 
 
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 | practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"
 
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 | take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"
 
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 | receive into a religious order or congregation
 
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 | state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
 
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                     | 1. | He is professing history at a university . 他还在一所大学教授历史。
 
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 | 2. | The bishop professed himself delighted to hear it . 主教表示他听了很高兴。
 
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 | 3. | All men shall be free to profess . 任何人都应该有自由去宣说。
 
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 | 4. | He glibly professed his ignorance of the affair . 他口口声声表白不知道这件事。
 
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 | 5. | Trina professed to be fond of art . 屈丽娜自称爱好艺术。
 
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 | 6. | I will not profess my bravery . 我不想夸耀我的勇气。
 
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 | 7. | At this time he did not profess any particular religion . 现在,他不再拘泥某一宗教。
 
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 | 8. | With such censures i cannot profess that i completely agree . 对于这些指责,我不能说我完全同意。
 
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 | 9. | She was betrayed by her professed friends and supporters . 她被那些自称她的朋友和支持她的人出卖了。
 
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 | 10. | Christians profess their faith when they say the creed . 基督教徒在念信经时就表明了他们的宗教信仰。
 
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