- [countable]
a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education （需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的某一）行业，职业 the medical/legal/teaching profession 医学╱法律╱教育专业 to enter/go into/join a profession 加入一个行业 - (British English)
the caring professions (= that involve looking after people) 护理行业 She was at the very top of her profession. 她是她那个行业中的佼佼者。 senior members of the profession 该行业的高级成员 - by profession
He was a lawyer by profession. 他是专业律师。
Synonyms workwork- employment
- career
- profession
- occupation
- trade
- work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:
It’s very difficult to find work at the moment. 目前很难找到工作。
- employment (rather formal
) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work: 指工作、职业、受雇、就业 ：Only half the people here are in paid employment. 这儿只有一半的人有拿工资的工作。
- career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes:
He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office. 他在外交部有过一段光辉的事业。
- profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education:
He hopes to enter the medical profession. 他希望能从事医务工作。
- occupation (rather formal
) a job or profession: 指工作、职业 ：Please state your name, age, and occupation. 请写明姓名、年龄和职业。
- trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills:
Carpentry is a highly skilled trade. 木工是需要纯熟技巧的职业。
- in/out of work/employment
- (a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation
- permanent/temporary work/employment
- (a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation
- (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation
- to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation
- to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment
CollocationsJobs 工作 Jobs 职业 Getting a job 找工作 - look for work
找工作 - look for/apply for/go for a job
找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 - get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） - send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 - be called for/have/attend an interview
被要求参加／有／参加面试 - offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 - find/get/land a job
找到工作 - employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
雇用员工／工人／实习生 - recruit/appoint a manager
招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作 - arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 - start/finish work/your shift
开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 - do/put in/work overtime
加班 - have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 - do/get/have/receive training
做／得到／接受培训 - learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 - cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 - improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 - have (no) job satisfaction/job security
有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯 - have a job/work/a career/a vocation
有工作／事业／职业 - find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 - enter/go into/join a profession
加入一个行业 - choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 - change jobs/profession/career
换工作／行业／职业 - be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
做自由职业 - do/take on temp work/freelance work
做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 - do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职 - leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
离职；辞职 - give up work/your job/your career
放弃工作／事业 - hand in your notice/resignation
递交辞呈 - plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
计划／预计六月／明年等退休 - take early retirement
提前退休
Extra ExamplesTopics Jobsb1It's time to change your profession for something more exciting. 你该改行寻求点儿有刺激的事了。 She entered the legal profession after college. 她大学毕业后进入了法律这一行。 What made you choose this profession? 是什么让您选择这个专业的？ We are members of an old and noble profession. 我们从事的是一个古老而高尚的职业。 She was shocked at her daughter's choice of profession. 女儿的职业选择使她震惊。 a job where people can learn the profession 人们可以了解该专业的工作岗位 the primary reason why nurses leave the profession 护士离开本行的首要原因 I joined the profession when I was in my early twenties. 我二十出头就入了这一行。 She's making an impact in her chosen profession. 她正在对她所选择的职业产生影响。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chosen
- noble
- caring
- …
- practise/practice
- enter
- go into
- …
- by profession
- in a/somebody’s/the profession
- a choice of profession
- the top of somebody’s profession
- the oldest profession
- …
- the profession[singular + singular or plural verb]
all the people who work in a particular type of profession （某）职业界；业内人士；同业；同行；同人 The legal profession has/have always resisted change. 法律界向来抗拒变革。 the licensing laws that regulate the profession 规范行业行为的许可证经营法
- the professions[plural]
the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or a lawyer （统称，指需要较高教育水平的）职业 employment in industry and the professions 实业界与专业界的工作
- [countable] profession of something
a statement about what you believe, feel or think about something, that is sometimes made publicly 声明；宣称；表白 a profession of faith 信仰的表白 His professions of love did not seem sincere. 他的爱情事业似乎并不真诚。
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting the vow made on entering a religious order): via Old French from Latin professio(n-), from profiteri ‘declare publicly’, from pro- ‘before’ + fateri ‘confess’. Senses (1) and (2) derive from the notion of an occupation that one “professes” to be skilled in.