Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 127
Profess (v. i.) To take a profession upon one's self by a public declaration; to confess. -- Drayton.
Profess (v. i.) To declare friendship. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Profess (v.) Practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry."
Profess (v.) Confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist."
Profess (v.) Admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" [syn: concede, profess, confess].
Profess (v.) State freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades."
Profess (v.) Receive into a religious order or congregation.
Profess (v.) Take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun."
Profess (v.) State insincerely; "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" [syn: profess, pretend].
Professed (a.) Openly declared, avowed, acknowledged, or claimed; as, a professed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed Christian.
The professed (R. C. Ch.), A certain class among the Jesuits bound by a special vow. See the note under Jesuit.
Professedly (adv.) By profession.
Professedly (adv.) With pretense or intention to deceive; "is only professedly poor."
Professedly (adv.) By open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders" [syn: {avowedly}, {professedly}].
Profession (n.) （尤指受過良好教育或專門訓練者，如律師，醫生，教師的）職業 [C]；同業，同行 [the S] [G]；聲明；表白 [C] [（+of）] The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.
A solemn vow, promise, and profession. -- Bk. of Com. Prayer.
Profession (n.) That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere.
The Indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the contradiction between professions and conduct. -- J. Morse.
Profession (n.) That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry.
Hi tried five or six professions in turn. -- Macaulay.
Note: The three professions, or learned professions, are, especially, theology, law, and medicine.
Profession (n.) The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.
Profession (n.) (Eccl. Law.) The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
Profession (n.) The body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists."
Profession (n.) An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences).
Profession (n.) An open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" [syn: profession, professing].
Profession (n.) Affirmation of
acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity".
Profession (n.) This word has several significations. 1. It is a
public declaration respecting something. Code, 10, 41, 6.
Profession (n.) It i's a state, art, or mystery; as the legal profession. Dig. 1, 18, 6, 4; Domat, Dr. Pub. 1. 1, t. 9, s. 1, n. 7. 3. In the ecclesiastical law, it is the act of entering into a religious order. See 17 Vin. Ab. 545.
Professional (a.) 職業的，專業的 Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledge; professional conduct. "Pride, not personal, but professional." -- Macaulay. "A professional sneerer." -- De Quincey.
Professional (a.) Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; -- opposed to amateur.
Professional (n.) 自由職業者，專門人員 A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a professional worker.
Professional (a.) Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes" [ant: nonprofessional].
Professional (a.) Of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law."
Professional (a.) Characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance" [ant: unprofessional].
Professional (a.) Of or relating to a profession; "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office."
Professional (a.) Engaged in by members of a profession; "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching."
Professional (n.) A person engaged in one of the learned professions [syn: professional, professional person].
Professional (n.) An athlete who plays for pay [syn: professional, pro] [ant: amateur].
Professional (n.) An authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: master, professional].
Professionalism (n.) 職業特性，職業化 The following of a profession, sport, etc., as an occupation; -- opposed to amateurism.
Professionalism (n.) The expertness characteristic of a professional person.
Professionalist (n.) 專業人員；專家 Professional person. [R.]
Professionally (adv.) 專業地；內行地 In a professional manner or capacity; by profession or calling; in the exercise of one's profession; one employed professionally.
Professionally (adv.) In a professional manner; "professionally trained staff."
Professor (n.) One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church. "Professors of religion." -- Bacon.
Professor (n.) One who professed, or publicly teaches, any science or branch of learning; especially, an officer in a university, college, or other seminary, whose business it is to read lectures, or instruct students, in a particular branch of learning; as a professor of theology, of botany, of mathematics, or of political economy.
Professor (n.) Someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university [syn: professor, prof].
Professorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a professor; as, the professional chair; professional interest.
Professorial (a.) Relating to or characteristic of professors; "professorial demeanor."
Professorialism (n.) The character, manners, or habits of a professor. [R.]
Professoriat (n.) See Professoriate.
Professoriate (n.) The body of professors, or the professorial staff, in a university or college.
Professoriate (n.) A professorship.
Professorship (n.) The office or position of a professor, or public teacher. -- Walton.
Professorship (n.) The position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" [syn: professorship, chair].
Professory (a.) Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial. [R.] -- Bacon.
Proffered (imp. & p. p.) of Proffer.
Proffering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Proffer.
Proffer (v. t.) To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship. -- Shak.
I reck not what wrong that thou me profre. -- Chaucer.
Proffer (v. t.) To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or propose to undertake. [R.] -- Milton.
Proffer (n.) An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.
He made a proffer to lay down his commission. -- Clarendon.
Proffer (n.) Essay; attempt. [R.] -- Bacon.
Proffer (n.) A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: suggestion, proposition, proffer].
Proffer (v.) Present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" [syn: offer, proffer].
Profferer (n.) One who proffers something. Proficience
Proficience (n.) Alt. of Proficiency.
Proficiency (n.) 精通；熟練 The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music.
Proficient (n.) 能手，專家 [C] [（+in）] One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc.
Proficient (a.) 精通的，熟練的 [（+at/ in）] Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept.
Proficient (a.) Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {good}, {practiced}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}].
Proficient (a.) Of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing" [syn: {technical}, {proficient}].
Proficiently (adv.) 精通地；熟練地 In a proficient manner.
Proficiently (adv.) In a proficient manner; "he dealt proficiently with the problem."
Proficuous (a.) Profitable; advantageous; useful. [Obs.] -- Harvey.
Profile (n.) [C] 側面（像），側影；輪廓，外形；外觀；形象 An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
Profile (n.) (Paint & Sculp.) A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face.
Profile (n.) (Arch.) A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.
Profile (n.) (Civil Engin.) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
Profile (n.) An analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers."
Profile (n.) An outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side).
Profile (n.) Biographical sketch.
Profile (n.) Degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election" [syn: visibility, profile].
Profile (n.) A vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers.
Profile (v.) (v. t.) 給……畫側面像；給……作剖面圖；描（或顯）出……的輪廓 Write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter."
Profile (v.) Represent in profile, by drawing or painting.
Profile (n.) A control file for a program, esp. a text file automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to be easily modified by the user in order to customize the program's behavior. Used to avoid hardcoded choices (see also dot file, rc file).
Profile (n.) [Techspeak] A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a program, used to find and tune away the hot spots in it. This sense is often verbed. Some profiling modes report units other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar. 3.[techspeak] A subset of a standard used for a particular purpose. This sense confuses hackers who wander into the weird world of ISO standards no end!
PROFILE, () Simple language for matching and scoring data. "User's Manual for the PROFILE System", Cambridge Computer Assoc (May 1974). [{Jargon File]
Profile, () A control file for a program, especially a text file automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to be easily modified by the user in order to customise the program's behaviour. Used to avoid hard-coded choices (see also dot file, rc file).
Profile, () A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a program, used to find and tune away the hot spots in it.
This sense is often verbed. Some profiling modes report units other than time (such as call counts) and/ or report at granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar.
Profiled (imp. & p. p.) of Profile.
Profiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Profile.
Profile (n.) To draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.
Profile (n.) (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it.
Profiling machine, A jigging machine.
Profiling (n.) (Fort.) In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points.
Profiling (n.) Recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people.
Profilist (n.) One who takes profiles.
Profit (n.) Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods.
Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. -- Rambler.
Profit (n.) Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences; benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit.
This I speak for your own profit. -- 1 Cor. vii. 35.
If you dare do yourself a profit and a right. -- Shak.
Syn: Benefit; avail; service; improvement; advancement; gain; emolument.
Profited (imp. & p. p.) of Profit.
Profiting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Profit.
Profit (v. t.) 有益於 To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit; to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.
The word preached did not profit them. -- Heb. iv. 2.
It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs. -- Dryden.
Profit (v. i.) 有益，有利；得益，獲益 [（+by/ from）] To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to gain; to advance.
I profit not by thy talk. -- Shak.
Profit (v. i.) To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath. -- Prov. xi. 4.
Profit (n.) 利潤，盈利；收益，紅利 [C] [U]；利益，益處；得益 [U] The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) [syn: net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings].
Profit (n.) The advantageous quality of being beneficial [syn: profit, gain].
Profit (v.) Derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" [syn: profit, gain, benefit].
Profit (v.) Make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" [syn: profit, turn a profit] [ant: break even, lose, turn a loss].
Profitable (a.) 有利潤的，有利益的，賺錢的 Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession.
What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to the emperor. -- Arbuthnot. -- Prof"it*a*ble*ness, n. -- Prof"it*a*bly, adv.
Profitable (a.) Yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" [ant: unprofitable].
Profiting (n.) Gain; advantage; profit.
Profitless (a.) 無利可圖的；無益的 Without profit; unprofitable.
Profitter (n.)（趁物資匱乏）牟取暴利的人；奸商，投機商 [C] One who makes what is considered an unreasonable profit especially on the sale of essential goods during times of emergency.
Profitter (n.) A person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
Profitter (v. i.) 牟取暴利 To act as a profiteer.
Profligacy (n.) 放蕩；不檢點；浪費 The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in moral principle and in vice; dissoluteness.
Profligacy (n.) The trait of spending extravagantly [syn: {extravagance}, {prodigality}, {profligacy}].
Profligacy (n.) Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy}, {dissipation}, {dissolution}, {licentiousness}, {looseness}].
Profligate (a.) 放蕩的，不檢點的，浪費的 Overthrown; beaten; conquered.
Profligate (a.) Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or decency; openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious; dissolute; as, profligate man or wretch.
Profligate (n.) 放蕩者，享樂者 An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
Profligate (v. t.) To drive away; to overcome.
Profligately (adv.) 放蕩地；浪費地 In a profligate manner.
Profligateness (n.) 放蕩，不檢點，浪費 The quality of being profligate; an abandoned course of life; profligacy; wastefulness.
Profligation (n.) Defeat; rout; overthrow.
Profluence (n.) Quality of being profluent; course.
Profluent (a.) 流暢的 Flowing forward, [R.] "In the profluent stream." -- Milton.
Profound (a.) 極深的，深奧的，深厚的，深刻的，淵博的，極度的 Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep. "A gulf profound." -- Milton.
Profound (a.) Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
Profound (a.) Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep. "Profound sciatica." -- Shak.
Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt. -- Milman.
Profound (a.) Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.
What humble gestures! What profound reverence! -- Duppa.
Profound (n.) 【書】深淵；深海；（靈魂）深處 The deep; the sea; the ocean.
God in the fathomless profound Hath all this choice commanders drowned. -- Sandys.
Profound (n.) An abyss. -- Milton.
Profound (v. t.) To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Profound (v. i.) To dive deeply; to penetrate. [Obs.]
Profound (a.) Showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret" [ant: {superficial}].
Profound (a.) Of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock".
Profound (a.) Far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes" [syn: {fundamental}, {profound}].
Profound (a.) Coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh."
Profound (a.) (Of sleep) Deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: {heavy}, {profound}, {sound}, {wakeless}].
Profound (a.) Situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns" [syn: {profound}, {unfathomed}, {unplumbed}, {unsounded}].
Profoundly (adv.) In a profound manner.
Profoundly (adv.) (C2) 深刻地，極度 Deeply or extremely.
// Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years.
// We are all profoundly grateful for your help and encouragement.
Profoundness (n.) The quality or state of being profound; profundity; depth.
Profulgent (a.) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
-ties (n. pl. ) of Profundity.
Profundity (n.) The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc.
Profuse (a.) 毫不吝惜的，十分慷慨的 [F] [（+of/ in）]；極其豐富的；充沛的；過多的 Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse government; profuse hospitality.
A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. -- Milton.
Profuse (a.) Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse expenditure. "Profuse ornament." -- Kames.
Syn: Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant.
Usage: {Profuse}, {Lavish}, {Prodigal}. Profuse denotes pouring out (as money, etc.) with great fullness or freeness; as, profuse in his expenditures, thanks, promises, etc. Lavish is stronger, implying unnecessary or wasteful excess; as, lavish of his bounties, favors, praises, etc. Prodigal is stronger still, denoting unmeasured or reckless profusion; as, prodigal of one's strength, life, or blood, to secure some object. -- Dryden.
Profuse (v. t.) To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Profuse comes from Latin profusus, past participle of profundere, "to pour forth," from pro-, "forth" + fundere, "to pour."
Profuse (a.) (Especially of something offered or discharged) Very plentiful; abundant.
‘I offered my profuse apologies.’
Profuse (a.) (Archaic) (Of a person) Extravagant.
‘They are profuse in hospitality.’
Compare: Extravagant
Extravagant (a.) 奢侈的；浪費的；放肆的；過度的，過分的 Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
‘It was rather extravagant to buy both.’
Extravagant (a.) Resulting from or showing a lack of restraint in spending money or resources.
‘Extravagant gifts like computer games.’
Extravagant (a.) Exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate; excessive or elaborate.
‘Extravagant claims about the merchandise.’
Profusely (adv.) 豐富地；繁茂地 In a profuse manner.
Profuseness (n.) Extravagance; profusion.
Profusion (n.) The act of one who is profuse; a lavishing or pouring out without sting.
Profusion (n.) Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a profusion of commodities.
Profusive (a.) Profuse; lavish; prodigal.
Progged (imp. & p. p.) of Prog.
Progging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prog.
Prog (v. i.) To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks.
Prog (v. i.) To steal; to rob; to filch.
Prog (v. i.) To prick; to goad; to progue.
Prog (n.) Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies.
Prog (n.) A vagrant beggar; a tramp.
Prog (n.) A goal; progue.
Progenerate (v. t.) To beget; to generate; to produce; to procreate; as, to progenerate a race.
Progeneration (n.) The act of begetting; propagation.
Progenitor (n.) [C] [(+of)] （人、動植物的）祖先；【文】前輩，先驅，始祖 An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
And reverence thee their great progenitor. -- Milton.
Progenitor (n.) An ancestor in the direct line [syn: {progenitor}, {primogenitor}].
Progenitorship (n.) 祖先 The state of being a progenitor.
Compare: Progenitor
Progenitor (n.) [C] [(+of)] （人、動植物的）祖先；【文】前輩，先驅，始祖 An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.
And reverence thee their great progenitor. -- Milton.
Progenitor (n.) An ancestor in the direct line [syn: progenitor, primogenitor].