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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
professional
pro·fes·sion·al AW [professional professionals] adjective, noun BrE [prəˈfeʃənl] NAmE [prəˈfeʃənl]
adjective
1. only before noun connected with a job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education
•professional qualifications/skills
•professional standards/practice
•an opportunity for professional development
• If it's a legal matter you need to seek professional advice.
• You must not let your personal reactions interfere with your professional judgement.
2. (of people)having a job which needs special training and a high level of education
• Most of the people on the course were professional women.
3. showing that sb is well trained and extremely skilled
Syn: ↑competent
• He dealt with the problem in a highly professional way.
• Many of the performers were very professional.
Opp: ↑amateur
4. suitable or appropriate for sb working in a particular profession
•professional conduct/misconduct
Opp: ↑unprofessional
5. doing sth as a paid job rather than as a hobby
•a professional golfer
• After he won the amateur championship he turned professional.
Opp: ↑amateur
6. (of sport)done as a paid job rather than as a hobby
•the world of professional football
Opp: ↑amateur
compare ↑non-professional
Example Bank:
•He insisted that his relationship with the duchess was purely professional.
•He tried very hard to remain professional.
•He wants to turn fully professional.
•Their designs look very professional.
•We keep everything professional at work.
•He is always very professional in his approach.
•If it's a legal matter you need to seek professional advice.
•Most of the performers were very professional.
•professional qualifications/skills
noun
1. a person who does a job that needs special training and a high level of education
•the terms that doctors and other health professionals use
• You need a professional to sort out your finances.
2. (also informal pro)a person who does a sport or other activity as a paid job rather than as a hobby
•a top golf professional
Opp: ↑amateur
3. (also informal pro)a person who has a lot of skill and experience
• This was clearly a job for a real professional.
Opp: ↑amateur
Example Bank:
•She's a consummate professional.
•The survey should be performed by an independent professional.
•This is the work of a real professional.
•a manageable read for busy professionals
•an actor revered by his fellow professionals
•highly educated and skilled professionals
•workshops led by industry professionals from around the US
See also: ↑pro
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