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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2211 COCA: 2886

profession

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Related topics: Occupations
pro·fes·sion /prəˈfeʃən/ ●●○ W3 noun  
1  BOJOB/WORK[countableC] a job that needs a high level of education and training 〔需要高等教育和训练的〕专业，行业
the legal/medical/teaching etc profession
 members of the teaching profession
从事教学职业的人员
enter/go into/join a profession
 Some students enter other professions such as arts administration.
有些学生加入了艺术管理等其他行业。
 people who work in the professions (=doctors, lawyers etc)
从事专业性工作的人
by profession
 Johnson was a barrister by profession.
约翰逊的职业是讼务律师。
 nurses, social workers, and other people in the caring professions (=ones that involve looking after people)
护士、社工和其他从事护理行业的人
► see thesaurus at job
2  BOJOB/WORK[singular] all the people who work in a particular profession 某职业的全体人员；同业，同行
 the medical profession
医学界
n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In this meaning, profession is usually followed by a singular verb:
Our profession has been keen to use new technology.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
Our profession have been keen to use new technology.
3  OPINION[countableC] formal a statement of your belief, opinion, or feeling 〔信念、观点或感情的〕公开表示，表白
profession of
 a profession of faith
信仰宣言
4. the oldest profession BOSYthe job of being a prostitute – used humorously 卖淫〔幽默用法〕
Examples from the Corpus
the oldest profession• Tomming is the oldest profession in the world.• To see Lascaux is to recognize that the oldest profession may very well be artist.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
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.
verbs
enter/go into/join a profession
Hugh intended to enter the medical profession.
leave a profession
Why do you want to leave the profession?
phrases
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.
Examples from the Corpus
profession• Marshall saw economics as a profession that should blend shrewd science with a devotion to people.• In a profession where nearly everyone is always looking for a better job, Zampese is content.• These are likely to be professions like law, engineering, medicine.• Both professions are concerned with the application to commercial life of rules that often embody generalised concepts.• However, it is vital that the therapist, whatever his or her profession, has received satisfactory training in such counselling.• There are now a lot more women in the legal profession.• I'm a writer - that's my profession.• She was surprised by Clark's profession of love for her.• In 1950, Jones entered the teaching profession.• There was a big demand for accountants in the 1980s, and many graduates entered the profession at this time.• If the profession does not take up the challenge others will, and an opportunity will have been missed.• Many teachers are thinking about leaving the profession for more highly paid careers.• Touting for criminal business was and is well recognised within the profession, and those in close contact with it.
the caring professions• After the cars came representatives of the caring professions and local charities.
medical profession• Like the contagious diseases defeat, Simon's resignation was received as a serious blow by the medical profession.• Doubtless, this instability will continue as more sophisticated techniques of diagnosis come into use by the medical profession.• He believes that the medical profession is encouraging Down's babies to die at birth because of ignorance and fear.• This surface interval between leaving the bell and entering the decompression chamber, became a point of contention within the medical profession.• The concerns of older people about their future health care probably reflect beliefs about modern medicine and priorities within the medical profession.• The medical profession did not contribute to the new crusades nor was there any resurrection of the medico-moral alliance.• The medical profession was about to be excluded by its ignorance from an almost universal practice.• The medical profession was deeply divided over eugenics.
From Longman Business Dictionary
professionpro·fes·sion /prəˈfeʃən/ noun [countableC]JOB
1a job that needs advanced education and special training
realtors, a profession with an established record of service to the public
People assume that money management is a well-paid profession.
2the legal/medical/teaching etc profession used to talk about the people working in a particular job, considered as separate groups
In the bankruptcy field you find some of the legal profession’s most forceful personalities.
3the professions [plural] accountants, doctors, lawyers, teachers etc considered as one group
During this century, the professions have been one of the fastest growing sectors of the occupational structure.
4by profession if someone is a doctor, teacher etc by profession, that is what they trained to do as their job. This phrase is usually used when talking about the fact that someone is doing different work for a period of time
A graphic designer by profession, he has spent the last two years in public relations.
pro·fes·sion noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2211 COCA: 2886
profession

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROFESSION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤chosen選擇的職業➤noble (especially NAmE) 崇高的職業◇We are members of an old and noble profession.我們從事的是一個古老而高尚的職業。➤caring, health-care, helping (NAmE) 護理／保健／救助工作◇She always wanted to work in the caring professions.她一直想從事護理工作。◇training programs for the helping professions救助工作的培訓項目➤legal, medical, nursing, teaching, etc.法律、醫療、護理、教育等職業VERB + PROFESSION➤practise/practice從事職業◇In the 1930s he was forbidden to practise / practice his profession.在 20 世紀 30 年代他被禁止執業。➤enter, go into, join進入某行業◇She entered the legal profession after college.她大學畢業後進入了法律這一行。➤learn瞭解專業◇a job where people can learn the profession人們可以瞭解該專業的工作崗位➤advance (especially NAmE) 推進行業◇Nurses advance the profession through active involvement in their professional organizations.護士通過積極參加專業團體推進了該行業的發展。➤serve (especially NAmE) 從事⋯領域的工作◇He has served the medical profession admirably.他在醫學界的工作令人欽佩。➤regulate規範行業◇the licensing laws that regulate the profession規範行業行為的許可證經營法➤change改變行業◇It's time to change your profession for something more exciting.你該改行尋求點兒有刺激的事了。➤leave離開專業◇the primary reason why nurses leave the profession護士離開本行的首要原因PREPOSITION➤by profession就職業來說◇He was a physician by profession.他的職業是醫生。➤in a/sb's/the profession在（某人的）職業中◇She's making an impact in her chosen profession.她正在對她所選擇的職業產生影響。PHRASES➤a choice of profession職業的選擇◇She was shocked at her daughter's choice of profession.女兒的職業選擇使她震驚。➤the top of sb's profession某人職業的頂峰◇He reached the top of his profession in very little time.他很快就達到了自己職業的頂峰。➤the oldest profession (= prostitution) 最古老的職業（指賣淫）◇Prostitution is often described as the oldest profession in the world.賣淫常被描述為世界上最古老的職業。

See also: Professionals

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2211 COCA: 2886
profession noun
⇨ work 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2211 COCA: 2886

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