pro‧fes‧sion W3 / prəfeʃ ə n / 名词
1 [可数名词] a job that needs a high level of education and training
the legal/medical/teaching etc profession
members of the teaching profession
enter/go into/join a profession
Some students enter other professions such as arts administration.
people who work in the professions (= doctors, lawyers etc )
by profession
Johnson was a barrister by profession.
nurses, social workers, and other people in the caring professions (= ones that involve looking after people )
2 [ singular, also + 复数形式 动词 British English ] all the people who work in a particular profession :
the medical profession
3 [可数名词] formal a statement of your belief, opinion, or feeling
profession of
a profession of faith
4 the oldest profession the job of being a prostitute – used humorously
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + profession
the legal profession He followed his father into the legal profession.
the medical profession The medical profession is still divided about the main cause of heart attacks.
the teaching profession There are not enough physicists entering the teaching profession.
the accountancy/accounting profession Many economics graduates enter the accountancy profession.
the nursing profession Mary had retired from the nursing profession.
the caring professions (= ones that involve looking after people ) A high proportion of people in the caring professions are women.
动词
enter/go into/join a profession Hugh intended to enter the medical profession.
leave a profession Why do you want to leave the profession?
短语
a member of a profession Some members of the medical profession supported the use of these drugs.
reach/be at the top of your profession He was a very highly respected man, at the top of his profession.
THESAURUS
job 名词 [可数名词] the regular paid work that you do for an employer : a full-time job | John got a job in a car factory.
work 名词 [不可数名词] activities that you are paid for doing – used either when you work for an employer or when you work in your own business : I started work when I was 18. | He graduated from college last year and is still looking for work.
profession 名词 [可数名词] a job for which you need special education and training : There are now a lot more women in the legal profession . | Many teachers are leaving the profession.
occupation 名词 [可数名词] formal a job, or a type of job – often used on official documents : Please give your name, age, and occupation. | a traditionally male occupation
career 名词 [可数名词] the work you do or plan to do for most of your life : I’m interested in a career in journalism.
position 名词 [可数名词] formal a particular job within an organization : I am writing to apply for the position of technical assistant. | We regret that the position has already been filled. | Please state the position which you are applying for.
post 名词 [可数名词] formal a job, especially an important one in a large organization : She has held the post of managing director for two years. | He applied for the post of Senior Manager.
vacancy/opening 名词 [可数名词] a job that is available for someone to do : The hospital has been unable to fill the vacancy . | There are very few openings in scientific research.
appointment 名词 [可数名词] an important job which someone is asked to do : He took an appointment as US trade ambassador in Geneva.
posting 名词 [可数名词] a situation in which someone is sent somewhere to do a job for a period of time by the organization they work for : This was his first posting outside the UK. | an overseas posting | His next posting took him to the Ministry of Defence.
trade 名词 [可数名词] a job that involves using your hands, and for which you need special training : Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry and printing.
employment 名词 [不可数名词] the fact of having a job : The factory will provide employment for local people. | She was offered employment in the sales office.