ldoce_273_apro·file1 /ˈprəʊfaɪl $ ˈproʊ-/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC]1 head 頭SHAPE a side view of someone’s head 〔人頭部的〕側面(像),側影Dani has a lovely profile. 達尼的側面輪廓很好看。
in profileI only saw her face in profile. 我只看到她的側臉。
→5 See picture of profile 側面 →4 See picture of 見圖 profile 2 description 描述DESCRIBE a short description that gives important details about a person, a group of people, or a place 人物簡介,傳略;〔某地方的〕概況profile ofa short profile of the actor 那位演員的簡介
3 high profile FAMOUSsomething that is high profile is noticed by many people or gets a lot of attention 引人注目Jack runs a department with a high public profile. 傑克管理着一個受到公衆注目的部門。
The star has a high profile in Britain. 那位明星在英國非常引人注目。
has ... high profile• Already the game has a higher profile.
4. keep a low profile ATTENTIONto behave quietly and avoid doing things that will make people notice you 保持低姿態[低調]keep a low profile• With police apparently keeping a low profile, the violence intensified during the night.• Apple kept a low profile for the first few days of the conference, making no major announcements or product introductions.• But since then they have kept a low profile and not made their findings public.• Kendall keeps a low profile, refusing to grant on-the-record interviews with the news media.• Like every really smart lobbyist, Boggs knows the importance of being subtle and of keeping a low profile.• There was nothing she could do about it, other than keep a low profile and stay well out of his way.• I decided to keep a low profile, after all I was a guest.• During the event Clinton will keep a low profile.
5 raise somebody’s profile if a person or an organization raises its profile, it gets more attention from the public 提升某人的形象an advertising campaign designed to raise the bank’s profile 一場旨在提升這家銀行形象的廣告宣傳活動
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shape 形狀SHAPE an edge or a shape of something seen against a background 外形,輪廓the sharp profile of the western foothills against the sky 西面山麓小丘在天空襯托下的清晰輪廓