新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

profile

英  [ˈprəʊfaɪl]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • profiles

    1[U 不可数名词] (面部的)侧面轮廓

    Your profile is the outline of your face as it is seen when someone is looking at you from the side.

    双语例句

    例:

    His handsome profile was turned away from us.

    他英俊的侧脸转离了我们的视野。

    2[U 不可数名词] 从侧面

    If you see someone in profile, you see them from the side.

    双语例句

    例:

    This picture shows the girl in profile.

    这张照片是女孩的侧面。

    3[C 可数名词] (有关某人的)简介

    A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described.

    双语例句

    例:

    A Washington newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives.

    一家华盛顿的报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。

    4[C 可数名词] (书面的)描述

    If the police make a profile of someone they are looking for, they write a description of the sort of person they are looking for.

    双语例句

    例:

    the FBI profile of the anthrax killer.

    联邦调查局对那名炭疽杀人犯的描述。

    5[C 可数名词] 人物简介 , 传略

    A profile is a description of a person or group detailing their features or characteristics.

    近义词

    description

    双语例句

    例:

    Members can browse profiles online.

    会员可在网上浏览人物简介。

    例:

    Forensic scientists create a DNA profile of an individual from a sample of saliva or hair.

    法医科学家用一份唾液或头发样本就建立一个人的DNA图谱。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • high profile , low profile

    1高调/低调 , 高姿态/低姿态

    If someone has a high profile, people notice them and what they do. If you keep a low profile, you avoid doing things that will make people notice you.

    双语例句

    例:

    a move that would give Egypt a much higher profile in the upcoming peace talks.

    一个会使埃及在即将到来的和平谈判中更高调的行动。