professor
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pro·fes·sor /prəˈfesə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] 1 SEC British English a teacher of the highest rank in a university department 教授〔大学院系中最高的职称〕 Professor Barclay 巴克利教授professor of Chinese/economics/religion etc She’s been named the professor of English. 她被任命为英语教授。► see thesaurus at teacher2 American EnglishSEC a teacher at a university or college 〔大学的〕讲师，教员 Ted’s a college professor. 特德是大学老师。biology/history/French etc professor Who’s your chemistry professor? 谁是你的化学老师？ → assistant professor, associate professor
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professor• Professor Paterson will give the keynote address.• She's a professor of history at Oxford University.• From 1984 until the present he was a professor in the department of journalism at New York University.• a professor of physics• The meeting will be chaired by Professor Andrew Jones.• Who is your economics professor?• Archie's father is a retired physics professor.• Several of the professors were internationally known figures who lectured to large audiences and engaged in public debates over controversial issues.• Be sure the professor provides intensive feedback and is willing to look at materials from your work.• Did I need protection, or was the professor miffed for his own reasons?• The professor, who was greatly respected and whose classes were much enjoyed, used to stage an experiment.• This professor constantly uses vulgar expressions.• This professor, at least, and the students at the cabin were happy to see her.professor of Chinese/economics/religion etc• It was taught by a professor of religion in the divinity school.• Before joining the Fed, she was a professor of economics at UC-Berkeley.• Frank Reich, the brilliant professor of economics at Harvard.biology/history/French etc professor• He was going to bury himself in a library for a few years, then become a history professor.• Actually, Wilson had suffered a series of strokes, starting at age thirty-nine when he was a history professor at Princeton.• A biology professor at San Diego State, she recognized business potential in some of her research.• A history professor at Baghdad University, Sadoun Fadil, said people rally around their leader during hard times.• A military history professor is retiring.pro·fes·sor nounChineseSyllable
in Corpus a teacher of the highest university rank a
professor
pro‧fes‧sor S3 W3 /prəˈfesə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. British English a teacher of the highest rank in a university department:
Professor Barclay
professor of Chinese/economics/religion etc
She’s been named the professor of English.
2. American English a teacher at a university or college:
Ted’s a college professor.
biology/history/French etc professor
Who’s your chemistry professor? ⇨ assistant professor, associate professor
▪ teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school: a high school teacher
▪principal (also headteacher British English) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college: The teacher sent him to the principal’s office.
▪tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor is also a teacher in a university: They hired a tutor to help him with his English. | Your tutor will help you find a subject for your essay.
▪lecturer someone who teaches in a university or college: University lecturers aren’t very well paid.
▪professor a teacher in a college or university. In Britain, a professor is a high-ranking university teacher, especially one who is head of a department: She was professor of linguistics at Cambridge University.
▪instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill such as swimming or driving: He works as a ski instructor in the winter. | a driving instructor
▪coach someone who helps a person or team improve in a sport: a professional tennis coach
▪educator especially American English formal someone whose job involves teaching people, or someone who is an expert on education: Most educators agree that class sizes are still too big.
▪trainer someone who teaches people particular skills, especially the skills they need to do a job: a teacher trainer | Many companies pay outside trainers to teach management skills to their staff.
▪governess a woman who lived with a family and taught their children in past times: As a governess, Charlotte Brontë received twenty pounds a year.
pro‧fes‧sor S3 W3 /prəˈfesə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. British English a teacher of the highest rank in a university department:
professor of Chinese/economics/religion etc
2. American English a teacher at a university or college:
biology/history/French etc professor
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