/prəˈfeʃn ||; prəˈfɛʃən/noun[C] 1 a job that needs a high level of training and/or education 专业: the medical/legal/teaching profession 医学╱法律╱教育专业She's thinking of entering the nursing profession. 她正考虑投身护理专业。 ☞Look at the note at work ². 参看work^2的注释。
2 the...profession [with.sop] all the people who work in a particular profession (统称)从事某专业的人: The legal profession is/are trying to resist the reforms. 法律界人士正设法抵制这些改革。
by profession as your job 作为专业或职业:
George is an accountant by profession. 乔治的职业是会计师。