n(1)专业，职业，事业(profession or occupation which one chooses or does for the whole or part of one's life)[C]：choose a～in journalism/publishing/politics/medicine选择新闻/出版/政治/医学方面的职业;an academic/artistic/medical～学术/艺术/医学专业;choose acting as one's～挑选演艺为职业;make nursing one's～把护理工作作为职业;seek a～as a lawyer寻找当律师的工作;〖同〗profession，occupation，job，work;

(2)经历，生涯((part of) the general progress or course of one's life)[C]：He had a very successful～. 他的一生很有成就。His～as a soldier ended with the armistice.他的军人生涯随着停战而结束了。an officer with a distinguished～一个有着不寻常经历的军官;be nearly at the end of one's～ 职业生涯即将结束;

(3)急驰，狂奔(fast violent forward movement)[C，U]：go/run in (at) full～急走/狂奔;stop sb in mid～拦住狂奔中的人;

adj 职业的(professional)[无comp](AmE)：a～diplomat/soldier/officer职业外交家/军人/军官;a～girl/woman事业型女孩/妇女;a～teacher/position专职教师/专业性职务;

v 急驰，狂奔(move or run at full speed and often dangerous)[I+prep，I+adv(about/along)]：～down the road/the hill冲下路/山去;(car)～off the road(车)冲出路外;(horse)～along the street(马)沿街奔去;(person)～into a wall(人)撞到墙上;He's always～ing about and breaking things.他总是风风火火的，常打破东西。