professions

英 [prəˈfɛʃənz]

美 [prəˈfɛʃənz]

n.  (需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的某一)行业，职业; (某)职业界; 业内人士; 同业; 同行; 同人; (统称，指需要较高教育水平的)职业
profession的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （需要高等教育或训练的）职业
  Aprofessionis a type of job that requires advanced education or training.
  1. Harper was a teacher by profession...
     哈珀的职业是教师。
  2. Only 20 per cent of jobs in the professions are held by women.
     在这些职业中，只有20%的岗位是由女性担任的。
• N-COUNT-COLL （某一专业工作的）全体人员，业界人士，专业界
  You can useprofessionto refer to all the people who have the same profession.
  1. The attitude of the medical profession is very much more liberal now.
     现在，医务人员的态度开明多了。

双语例句

• Along with dentists and tax collectors, construction workers must have one of the most hated professions.
  建筑工人这一职业大概可以和牙医以及收税员一起并列为最让人反感的行业了。
• I shall reproach myself for not having been more guarded in my professions of that esteem.
  我将因为自己没有更检点地表达我的尊重的感情而责备我自己。
• All trades and professions must support agriculture.
  各行各业都要大力支援农业。
• The years since have proved how different these professions are.
  此次会议以后的很多年已经证明了上述两种职业之间的差异有多么大。
• Stereotypes and caricatures exist about occupations or professions.
  对于职业，存在着模式化和漫画似的认识。
• Different professions will choose different colors for their uniforms.
  不同的行业会选择不同的制服。
• It is for this reason that professors report among the highest rates of job satisfaction of all professions.
  这正是教授在所有职业中的工作满意度位列前茅的原因。
• The technical and other vocational schools train students for technical and other professions.
  技术学校和其他的职业学校在技术上和其他职业方面训练学生。
• Schools and people in creative professions may find it highly useful ( and fun).
  而教育行业和创意行业人士可能会觉得它非常有用（而且有趣）。
• They represent just a tiny proportion of the skilled Africans of all trades and professions who leave the continent.
  而他们只是离开非洲大陆的各行各业技术性人才中的一小部分。