(1)职业，工作 (occupation or job that needs special knowledge) [C]： take up the acting/legal/medical/medicine～从事表演/法律/医务/医药职业;make teaching one's～从事教育工作;advise sb on his/her choice of～对某人的职业选择提出建议;I don't know what～would suit me. 我不知道什么职业适合我。He's a lawyer/a teacher/an architect/an actor by～. 他的职业是律师/教师/建筑师/演员。What～will you be studying for? 你将学习从事什么职业?〖同〗occupation，job，employment，vocation，career; 〖反〗hobby;

(2)表白，宣布，明言(open statement or declaration) [C][N(of)]：～s of faith/loyalty/belief 信仰/忠诚/信仰的表白;give a～of eternal gratitude 表示永久的谢意; make a～of one's innocence 表白自己无罪;sb's～s of concern 某人所表示出的关心;〖同〗declaration，statement，claim;

(3)同业(行) (whole body of people working in a particular profession) [C， Gp， the～]： The medical/legal～favours this law. 医务/法律界拥护这个法律。an insult to the～对该行业的侮辱;The teaching～claim(s) to be badly paid. 教育界声称报酬低微。

←pro′fess v 表示，声称，承认;宣称信奉;以……为职业;

→pro′fessional adj;

【注意】profession为集合名词，作主语时谓语动词数的使用参见AUDIENCE。

【辨异】profession 与 occupation 的区别见OCCUPATION。