- profess
 - [prəu'fes]
 - vt. 自称;公开表示;宣称信奉;正式准予加入
vi. 声称;承认;当教授 
参考例子
           - 1.I profess that I was surprised at the news.
 - 我承认这个消息使我感到惊奇。
 
- 2.His house and burial place should be visited by all who profess even a fugitive interest in oil painting.
 - 凡是声称对油画有一丁点儿兴趣的人都应该去参观他的住所和墓地。
 
- 3.[KJV] They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
 - 他们声称认识神,却在行为上否认他。他们是可憎的、悖逆的,在各样的善事上,是毫无用处的。
 
英文解释
           - v.
 - 1.practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
 - 2.confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
 - 3.admit, make a clean breast of
 - 4.state freely
 - 5.receive into a religious order or congregation
 - 6.take vows, as in religious order
 - 7.state insincerely
 
网络释义
               - profess
 - 表明; 伪称,声称; 表示; 声明;
 
- guest profess
 - 客座教授;
 
- pretend profess
 - 伪称;
 
- associate profess
 - 副教授;
 
- profess religion
 - 公开表示信教;