adj (1)职(专，行)业的 (of a profession) [无comp][作attrib]： A lawyer or a doctor is a～man. 律师或医生是专业人员。a～woman/practitioner 职业妇女/开业者(尤指医生或律师);～associations/codes of practice/conduct 职业协会/规约/行为;be accused of～misconduct 被指责不守行业规则;You'd better seek/get～advice before buying stocks or bonds. 买股票或债券前，最好先向专业人员请教。〖同〗expert， experienced;

(2)具有(表现出)专业人员技能或素质的，内行的，高水平的 (of a very high standard)： the performers of～standard 具有专业水平的表演者;a～piece of work/performance 有专业水准的作品/表演;～skill 专业技能;～foul 故意犯规;As an actress， she is so～. 作为女演员，她的水平相当高。be～in one's approach to one's work 对工作很精通;〖反〗amateur;

(3) 1)(将体育运动或其他活动等)作为职业的，非业余的 (earnming money by performing， or giving instruction， in a sport or other activity that is a pastime for other people)[无comp]： a～actor/musician/painter/boxer/footballer /cook /gardener /politician 职业演员/音乐家/画家/拳击手/足球运动员/厨师/园丁/政治家;P～athletes are not allowed in the game. 职业运动员不允许参加这次比赛。He turned～last year. 去年他转成了职业选手。2)(指体育运动等)职业性的 ((of sports， etc) done as a full-time job) [无comp]：～football/basket ball/tennis 职业足球/篮球/网球赛;〖反〗amateur;

(4)总爱……的(repeatedly doing the specified annoying thing) [无comp] [作attrib](derog)： a～complainer/trouble-maker/gossip/moaner 总爱抱怨/制造麻烦/传流言蜚语/呻吟的人;

→pro′fessionally adv 职业地;内行地;由内行来干地;职业化地;pro′fessionalism n 职业特性(作风);职业化;

n(1)专业人员 (person who lives on the money he earns by practising a particular skill) [C]： This house was decorated by～s. 这所房子是由专业人员装修的。〖同〗expert，specialist; 〖反〗amateur;

(2)职业球员(教练等) (person who teaches or engages in a sport to earn money rather than as a hobby) [C](= pro (infml))： a basketball/snooker～篮球/斯诺克职业选手;

(3)内行(有经验)的人 (person who has great experience and high professional standards) [C](亦作pro (infml))： a real/true～一个真正的内行;work of a real～行家里手干的活;His calm manner made it obvious that he was no common gunman， but a～. 他镇静的态度表明他显然不是一个普通的枪手，而是个行家。