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

• PROFESSOR: Chemistry, And, of course, our professions, actress and chemistry professor.
  教授：化学，当然了，我们的职业就是演员和化学教授。
• The course is also suitable for those in the caring professions.
  本门课程同样适合护理业从业人士学习。
• Women in high-paying professions are another factor.
  高收入职业中的女性是另外一个因素。
• 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）。
• We have an excellent foundation for friendly exchanges between the legal and judicial professions of our two countries.
  我们两国之间法律界和司法界的友好交流已经有了良好的基础。
• However, when most athletes retire, they choose professions related to sports and physical education.
  但是，大多数运动员退役后，都选择了与体育运动有关的职业。
• 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。
• Professions, identities and social roles are shaken from the solid foundations.
  职业、身份和社会角色的稳固根基被撼动了。
• More importantly, I understood that some professions needed imagination and vocational skills of creative work.
  更重要的是，我了解到有些职业是需要想象和手艺的创造性工作。
• It is not only law schools that have a bigger impact on their professions.
  不仅是法学院对本专业的影响更大。