| 单词 | pro |
| 释义 | Related topics: Occupationspro1 /prəʊ $ proʊ/ ●●○ noun (plural pros) [countable] 1 BOJOB/WORKsomeone who is paid to do something, especially play a sport, that other people do for pleasure 〔相对于业余爱好者而言的〕专业人士，职业人员〔尤指职业运动员〕 SYN professional OPP amateur a tennis pro 职业网球运动员 the small gap between top amateurs and pros in golf 顶级业余高尔夫球手和职业选手之间的微小差距2 informal (also old pro)EXPERIENCED someone who has had a lot of experience with a particular type of situation 〔对某种情况有经验的〕老手 Cathy’s an old pro at organizing raffles. 凯茜组织抽彩很有经验。3 pros and cons ADVANTAGEthe advantages and disadvantages of something 利与弊the pros and cons of (doing) something We discussed the pros and cons of going to university. 我们讨论了上大学的利与弊。4. British English old-fashioned informalBOSY a prostitute 妓女 → pro forma, pro rataExamples from the Corpuspro• A pro teaches two sessions a day.• a golf pro• If there's a fish down there he'll catch it - he's a old pro.• My accountant knows his stuff - he's a real pro.• Besides, I was one of the pros.• For the Sunday the pros would be on their own, battling it out for the first prize of £500,000.• So even two-player matches are like watching two top pros playing, albeit without the glorious sight of their beer bellies!• The focus of the drama shifts to discovering the dangers, and weighing up pros and cons of using the magic carpet.• During the past few months, we have again weighed upthe pros and cons of reapplying now, or waiting for the time being.Related topics: Occupationspro2 adjective informal 1 BOJOB/WORKpaid to do something, especially play a sport, that other people do for pleasure 职业性的；专业的 SYN professionalturn/go pro Most young talented players are determined to turn pro. 大多数有天赋的年轻运动员都决心转为职业选手。2 American English played or done by people who are paid for what they do 职业（运动员）的 pro basketball 职业篮球Examples from the Corpuspro• a pro basketball player• McMullen has had six fights in his pro career, winning four, losing one and drawing one.• They have also given the lesser players their chance to see if pro golf is for them.• They were meant to be a pro group while we were just starting out.• Those problems aside, Acousticubes might prove to be good, quality nerve-centres for a touring, pro musician's setup.• Has he signed up one of the most formidable Arabs to ride for his expanding pro team?• pro wrestlingturn/go pro• Lewis earned tremendous clout when the sport went pro.• Many sumo greats including Rikidozan, Tenyru and Choshu have turned pro.• You should have a good amateur record before turning pro.• It will McCullough's seventh fight since he turned pro at the start of the year.• Never went pro, but I used to put him on as part of my act.• Now he seems nearly unbeatable, ready to turn pro immediately.• Both skaters turned pro last year.pro3 preposition SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANif you are pro an idea, suggestion etc, you support it 赞成的，支持的 As a party, they had always been pro family. 作为一个群体，他们一向支持家庭观念。Examples from the Corpuspro• The party claims to be very pro family.Related topics: Groupingspro- /prəʊ $ proʊ/ prefix 1 PPGSUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANsupporting or approving of something 赞成；支持；亲 OPP anti- pro-American 亲美的 the pro-choice lobby 赞成堕胎合法化的游说团体2 technicalBO doing a job instead of someone 代，副 the pro-vice-chancellor 〔大学〕校长助理Examples from the Corpuspro-• a pro-democracy demonstration• a pro-environment governor• The pro-independence group has been attacked and suppressed.• pro-western forcesFrom Longman Business Dictionarypro-pro- /prəʊproʊ/ prefix in favour of or supporting somethingHe proved you can be pro-management, pro-labor, and pro-health and safety at the same time.PROPRO noun [countable]HUMAN RESOURCES public relations officer; someone whose job is to supply information about a company or organization in a way that makes people have a good opinion of itOrigin pro- Old French Latin, from Greek, from pro “before, for” pro1 (1800-1900) professional pro3 (1300-1400) Latin “for”pro1 nounpro2 adjectivepro3 prepositionpro- prefixChinese especially paid who someone is Business Corpus do something, to |
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