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。
2the...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。