及物动词
1. 自称；伪称；谎称；妄称
If you profess to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not.
2. 表达，表明（感情、观点、信仰等）
If you profess a feeling, opinion, or belief, you express it.
1. state insincerely
e.g. He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
She pretends to be an expert on wine
Synonym: pretend
2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
e.g. The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
he professes to be a Communist
3. admit (to a wrongdoing)
e.g. She confessed that she had taken the money
4. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
e.g. She professes organic chemistry
5. take vows, as in religious order
e.g. she professed herself as a nun
6. receive into a religious order or congregation
7. state freely
e.g. The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades