There is a conception of education which professes to be based upon the idea of development. 约翰·杜威.民主与教育.
He got all those pebbles on the sea shore, abreast the ship, but professes to have gathered them from one of our party. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
He professes morality. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
The culprit falters excuses, and professes a determination to do better tomorrow. 查尔斯·狄更斯.大卫·科波菲尔.
His visitor professes his regret to hear it and asks him does he remember Jo. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
If she professes friendship, be certain she is sincere. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.雪莉.
Is there any city which professes to have received laws from you, as Sicily and Italy have from Charondas, Sparta from Lycurgus, Athens from Solon? 柏拉图.理想国.
The natural thing is, that the speaker should be some one like yourself who professes to know and can tell what he knows. 柏拉图.理想国.
Artichoke professes his readiness so to do, endeavours to do so, but fails. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
If he professes himself to be of any other, indeed, the law obliges him to leave the canton. 亚当·斯密.国富论.