professional
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pro·fes·sion·al / prəˈfɛʃənl ; prəˈfeʃənəl /adjective
1. JOB 工作, only before noun
a. relating to a job that needs special education and training职业的，专业的:
•What professional qualifications does he have?他有哪些专业资格？
•It is essential to get good professional advice .获得有用的专业指导非常重要。
•You may need to seek professional help .你可能需要寻求专业帮助。
b. relating to your job or work and not to your private life工作上的〔相对于私人生活而言〕:•professional contacts工作上的熟人
2. WELL TRAINED 受过良好训练的, showing that someone has been well trained and is good at their work专业的，内行的:•This business plan looks very professional.这个商业计划看上去很有专业水平。
•a more professional approach to work更专业的工作方法
3. PAID 有报酬的, doing a job, sport, or activity for money, rather than just for fun职业性的; 专业的; 非业余的;⇒amateur:
•a professional tennis player职业网球运动员
•a professional army职业军队
turn / go professional ( = start to do something as a job )开始以做某事为职业4. TEAM / EVENT 球队/比赛项目, done by or relating to people who are paid to do a sport or activity由职业人员参加的; 职业性的;
⇒amateur:
•a professional hockey team职业曲棍球队
•The golf tournament is a professional event.这项高尔夫锦标赛是职业赛事。
5. professional person / man / woman etc someone who works in a profession, or who has an important position in a company or business专业人员; 专家:•We'd prefer to rent the house to a professional couple.我们更愿意把房子租给从事专业工作的夫妇。
6. professional liar / complainer etc someone who lies or complains too much – used humorously撒谎/抱怨等专家〔幽默用法〕——professionalization / prəˌfɛʃənələˈzeʃən ; prə,feʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən / noun U:
•the increasing professionalization of childcare services儿童保育行业的日益职业化
—professionalize / prəˈfɛʃənəlaɪz ; prəˈfeʃənəlaɪz / verb T2
professionalnoun C
1. someone who earns money by doing a job, sport, or activity that many other people do just for fun把〔别人通常作为消遣的活动〕作为职业的人，职业选手;
⇒amateur:
•Hurd signed as a professional in 1998.赫德于 1998 年签约成为职业选手。
•top snooker professionals顶尖斯诺克职业选手
2. someone who works in a job that needs special education and training, such as a doctor, lawyer, or ARCHITECT专业人士，专家〔如医生、律师、建筑师等〕:health professionals ( = doctors, nurses etc )医护专业人员
3. someone who has a lot of experience and does something very skillfully技术精湛且经验丰富的人，内行:
•You sing like a real professional.你唱起歌来就像个专业歌手。
4. tennis / golf / swimming etc professional someone who is very good at a sport and is employed by a private club to teach its members〔私人俱乐部的〕网球/高尔夫球/游泳等教练