profess是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为v. 表白，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Well, I don't profess to understand it yet.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Atheism!In our country it is only among the upper classes that you find unbelievers; men who have lost the root or spirit of their faith; but abroad whole masses of the people are beginning to profess unbelief at first because of the darkness and lies by which they were surrounded; but now out of fanaticism, out of loathing for the Church and Christianity!'
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Now, therefore, let us all do as I say; let us order the main body of our forces to fall back upon the ships, but let those of us who profess to be the flower of the army stand firm, and see whether we cannot hold Hec-tor back at the point of our spears as soon as he comes near us; I conceive that he will then think better of it before he tries to charge into the press of the Danaans.'
在华盛顿·欧文的《睡谷的传说》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I profess not to know how women's hearts are wooed and won.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I don't profess to be clear about dates.
-- I don't profess to beprofound; but I do lay claim to common sense.
-- 'Does he gloomily profess to be (I am ashamed to use the word insuch association) religious still?'
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And some profess to have attained to the same knowledge by experiment as aforesaid, and jauntily continue their indulgence in such experiments with terrible effect.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I have never been in the way of learning compliments myself, and I don't profess to understand the art of paying 'em.
-- Confiding in you at all, on the faith of the interest you profess for him, I will not do so by halves.
-- Well; all sorts of humbugs profess morality.
在简·奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Society has claims on us all; and I profess myself one of those who consider intervals of recre-ation and amusement as desirable for everybody.'
在简·奥斯汀的《理智与情感》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "I am convinced," said Edward, "that you really feel all the delight in a fine prospect which you profess to feel.
-- "You may certainly ask to be forgiven," said Elinor, "because you have offended; and I should think you might NOW venture so far as to profess some concern for having ever formed the engagement which drew on you your mother's anger."
在西奥多·德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Not knowing the facts then, he did not profess to understand, and refrained from comment.
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