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。
英英解释
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
