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pro1

nounPlural pros prəʊproʊ
informal
  • 1A professional, especially in sport.

    专业人员(尤指职业运动员)

    a tennis pro

    职业网球运动员。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One does not have to see the pros play to learn or enjoy the sport.
    • That was good enough to beat every man in a field containing a mix of former tour professionals, club pros and plus-handicap amateurs.
    • He was a tremendous athlete that never had a chance to become a pro because of World War II.
    • Most of the pros and big-time athletes that were doing juice were monitored by a doctor at some point and had some clean roids to use.
    • Does he protest when baseball or tennis players become pros right after high school?
    • Even with complete information and investment pros analysing it, returns are no better than if you buy stocks randomly.
    • I recorded the feats of the man who is still regarded as the best runner, perhaps the best pro football player of all time.
    • Sports staffs now call on country club pros to serve as tennis instructors.
    • Which quality among match officials is respected most by tennis pros?
    • Designers also look at what riders wear, to get a sense of how the pros like their sports gear to fit.
    • In the pros, players become even more specialized and don't have time to worry about playing other positions.
    • On the other hand, Stanford made it in 1998 without a future pro at either guard.
    • It was one of those gut-wrenching golf tournaments decided with the last putt on the last green before a rookie pro emerged with his maiden victory.
    • Some of the top examples from recent years, joined by a new name on the pro and college sports scenes.
    • With pros playing in the Olympics, this is the last spot for pure amateurism.
    • The sites usually list bios and name some of the professional designations that qualified pros have.
    • If my son ever gets the chance to play football as a pro, I'd advise him to do it that way.
    • According to NCAA bylaws, a student athlete is allowed to be a pro in one sport while maintaining amateur status in another.
    • His first two games as a pro were in the playoffs, and he had two points.
    • In football the old pros will always tell you that the team that wants it most will win it.
    Synonyms
    professional player, non-amateur, paid player
    expert, master, maestro, past master, trooper, adept, virtuoso, old hand, skilled person, authority
  • 2A prostitute.

    妓女

adjective prəʊproʊ
  • (of a person or an event) professional.

    (人,事件)专业的,职业的

    a pro golfer

    职业高尔夫球手。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Let the pro teams worry about producing pro players, cut the amateurs free from professional commitments.
    • The strangeness comes a little later, when amateur athletes like these turn pro.
    • I dread to think, for instance, how many points Glasgow would take off Glasgow Hawks, and in fact I think that each year the top club should get to take on the bottom pro team.
    • We hope to start it up and get some leagues going so that it is good eventually both for youngsters coming through and good pro players as well.
    • As far as the pro teams were concerned, Glasgow enjoyed a good start to the season and got as as far as the semi-finals of the Celtic League, proving that they are becoming more competitive.
    • There is talk of the union offering the pro teams for franchise, but I believe it is more important that every player in those pro teams should be eligible for Scotland.
    • If they perform, they keep their places in the pro team ranks; if they do not, they drop back to their clubs and a Premiership rival claims his place.
    • Having just two pro teams in the whole country brings home the truth of how small our game of rugby is when, really, you want something that pretends we're much bigger.
    • Rugby in the region is in danger - the pro team is close to being disbanded at the end of the season as central budget cuts bite and the area's business community have so far failed to come up with a rescue package.
    • Here's how the other major pro sports leagues stack up against the NBA in the logo sweepstakes.
    • Winning his fourth pro event out-did Woods as well.
    • However, there is an irony in the fact that if the plan to off-load the pro teams is successful they again will need a chief executive.
    • But times have changed and the Olympics is attracting more and more pro players.
    • This can be easily compared to the outrageous pro sports contracts of this day; he took the money and ran, and then failed to perform.
    • The basketball superstar, now 40, played his final pro game last month.
    • For many of these guys their interest might be about pro player opportunities but for others it's about having an ambition to set new targets - like European rugby.
    • In addition, the pro fitness contest might become a pro figure event instead.
    • They have made 21 consecutive postseason appearances, the longest active streak in big-league pro sports.
    • Sponsoring seminars with pro staff and regionally known turkey hunters will draw customers into your store.
    • Instead of developing players to international level, Scotland's pro teams have had to nurse youngsters up to a basic competitive standard which some never reach.
    Synonyms
    in favour, approving, on the side of

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

Rhymes

aglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou

pro2

nounPlural pros prəʊproʊ
usually pros
  • An advantage or argument in favour of something.

    好处,益处;赞成的论点;赞成票;支持方

    the pros and cons of share ownership

    股票所有权的是与非。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has been much in the headlines lately as the member states of the European Union grapple with the pros and cons of funding such research.
    • That said, Frank of all people knows how much of a difference team spirit has made to Scotland, so I'm sure he's weighed up all the pros and cons.
    • What do you tell your patients when discussing the pros and cons of SSRIs?
    • Bertie is grappling with the pros and cons of his selection.
    • And you don't have to be a genius to add up the pros and cons of that one.
    • The argument between the government and the BBC has become so arcane that most of the general public feel submerged beneath the pros and cons.
    • But in balance, weighing it all out, the pros of coming out very much outweigh the cons.
    • ‘If the person was from the Highlands, they would be familiar with the pros and cons of this sort of area,’ he said.
    • A workshop being held tomorrow at Neal's Yard Remedies in Edinburgh will discuss the pros and cons of the MMR vaccination.
    • What are the pros of a long-term monogamous relationship?
    • I won't go into the pros and cons that weighed on me for more than a year.
    • He saw it as only natural that the Argentine crisis would give rise to a controversy over the pros and cons of the currency board arrangement.
    • For me, I have examined the options, carefully weighed the pros and cons and have decided on the best course of action.
    • You have to look at the pros and cons of each one and we will be looking at each situation on its own merits.
    • The essays in this issue explore the pros and cons, the advantages and dangers of taking human rights seriously.
    • Speakers will share with participants their views on becoming an entrepreneur and the pros and cons of entrepreneurship.
    • In 1998 he published a book on the pros and cons of capital punishment.
    • Hopefully you would have seen a more balanced argument to the pros and cons of GM, and that we shouldn't believe every thing we read.
    • It can be unhelpful if someone has got a damaging habit and has made a snap decision between Christmas and New Year that they are going to stop without weighing up the pros and cons.
    • Weighing up the pros and cons, I pressed ‘yes’ and got out of there.
    Synonyms
    advantage, good point, plus point, asset, benefit, added advantage, additional benefit, fringe benefit, bonus, extra, added extra, perk, dividend, attraction, attractive feature, beauty
adverb & preposition prəʊ
  • In favour of.

    赞成,支持

    as preposition they were pro the virtues of individualism

    他们赞同个人主义的长处。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you give her the form, she'll check off anti-war, pro-gun control and pro gay rights etc.
    • Another point the pro capital punishment followers have the temerity to argue is that the threat of execution is more of a deterrent than life imprisonment.
    • I'm very pro adult literacy and she is actually getting people to read books again.
    • All in all, the findings of this paper suggest that pro growth policies, regardless of their impact on inequality, are likely to be pro poor in the long run.
    • We had 46 guests during that period of time who were pro open borders, pro illegal immigration.
    • We are not in the business of being anti or pro anybody.
    • It is pro-Porto Alegre, pro-people, pro a world where poor children don't die from preventable diseases.
    • It is very rare to have productive dialogue with a pro union guy.
    • Rock finishes with a shout out to the troops, following the now standard Hollywood liberal stance, anti-war but pro our brave boys.
    • We are very pro people telling the truth, confessing, and being absolved of their sins - to take a slightly United Future view of the world.
    • The truth is, they're not pro anybody, other than themselves.
    • Myself, I am anti-death penalty and pro euthanasia - at least some sorts of euthanasia.
    • And mind you I am not pro-Muslims or pro any community, I am just pro-human beings.
    • Prior to Japananese colonization, SK was split between pro-Chinese & pro Japanese factions.
    • Well, I'm actually more pro vegetarian than not, but I thought this was quite funny.
    • ‘If a village was not pro Viet Cong before we came, it sure was after we left,’ one GI observed.
    • I'm as pro business, pro free enterprise as anybody in the country.
    Synonyms
    on the side of, pro, for, all for, giving support to, giving backing to, right behind, encouraging of, approving of, sympathetic to

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, literally 'for, on behalf of'.

PRO3

abbreviation
  • 1Public Record Office.

  • 2Public relations officer.

pro1

nounprōproʊ
informal
  • A professional, especially in sports.

    专业人员(尤指职业运动员)

    a tennis pro

    职业网球运动员。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the pros, players become even more specialized and don't have time to worry about playing other positions.
    • On the other hand, Stanford made it in 1998 without a future pro at either guard.
    • Does he protest when baseball or tennis players become pros right after high school?
    • Some of the top examples from recent years, joined by a new name on the pro and college sports scenes.
    • According to NCAA bylaws, a student athlete is allowed to be a pro in one sport while maintaining amateur status in another.
    • I recorded the feats of the man who is still regarded as the best runner, perhaps the best pro football player of all time.
    • The sites usually list bios and name some of the professional designations that qualified pros have.
    • Most of the pros and big-time athletes that were doing juice were monitored by a doctor at some point and had some clean roids to use.
    • Sports staffs now call on country club pros to serve as tennis instructors.
    • His first two games as a pro were in the playoffs, and he had two points.
    • Designers also look at what riders wear, to get a sense of how the pros like their sports gear to fit.
    • One does not have to see the pros play to learn or enjoy the sport.
    • It was one of those gut-wrenching golf tournaments decided with the last putt on the last green before a rookie pro emerged with his maiden victory.
    • In football the old pros will always tell you that the team that wants it most will win it.
    • If my son ever gets the chance to play football as a pro, I'd advise him to do it that way.
    • That was good enough to beat every man in a field containing a mix of former tour professionals, club pros and plus-handicap amateurs.
    • Even with complete information and investment pros analysing it, returns are no better than if you buy stocks randomly.
    • He was a tremendous athlete that never had a chance to become a pro because of World War II.
    • With pros playing in the Olympics, this is the last spot for pure amateurism.
    • Which quality among match officials is respected most by tennis pros?
    Synonyms
    professional player, non-amateur, paid player
    expert, master, maestro, past master, trooper, adept, virtuoso, old hand, skilled person, authority
adjectiveprōproʊ
  • (of a person or an event) professional.

    (人,事件)专业的,职业的

    a pro golfer

    职业高尔夫球手。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Instead of developing players to international level, Scotland's pro teams have had to nurse youngsters up to a basic competitive standard which some never reach.
    • If they perform, they keep their places in the pro team ranks; if they do not, they drop back to their clubs and a Premiership rival claims his place.
    • But times have changed and the Olympics is attracting more and more pro players.
    • However, there is an irony in the fact that if the plan to off-load the pro teams is successful they again will need a chief executive.
    • There is talk of the union offering the pro teams for franchise, but I believe it is more important that every player in those pro teams should be eligible for Scotland.
    • In addition, the pro fitness contest might become a pro figure event instead.
    • Rugby in the region is in danger - the pro team is close to being disbanded at the end of the season as central budget cuts bite and the area's business community have so far failed to come up with a rescue package.
    • The basketball superstar, now 40, played his final pro game last month.
    • Winning his fourth pro event out-did Woods as well.
    • Here's how the other major pro sports leagues stack up against the NBA in the logo sweepstakes.
    • For many of these guys their interest might be about pro player opportunities but for others it's about having an ambition to set new targets - like European rugby.
    • We hope to start it up and get some leagues going so that it is good eventually both for youngsters coming through and good pro players as well.
    • Sponsoring seminars with pro staff and regionally known turkey hunters will draw customers into your store.
    • As far as the pro teams were concerned, Glasgow enjoyed a good start to the season and got as as far as the semi-finals of the Celtic League, proving that they are becoming more competitive.
    • I dread to think, for instance, how many points Glasgow would take off Glasgow Hawks, and in fact I think that each year the top club should get to take on the bottom pro team.
    • This can be easily compared to the outrageous pro sports contracts of this day; he took the money and ran, and then failed to perform.
    • The strangeness comes a little later, when amateur athletes like these turn pro.
    • They have made 21 consecutive postseason appearances, the longest active streak in big-league pro sports.
    • Let the pro teams worry about producing pro players, cut the amateurs free from professional commitments.
    • Having just two pro teams in the whole country brings home the truth of how small our game of rugby is when, really, you want something that pretends we're much bigger.
    Synonyms
    in favour, approving, on the side of

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

pro2

nounprōproʊ
usually pros
  • An advantage of something or an argument in favor of a course of action.

    好处,益处;赞成的论点;赞成票;支持方

    the pros and cons of joint ownership

    股票所有权的是与非。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1998 he published a book on the pros and cons of capital punishment.
    • That said, Frank of all people knows how much of a difference team spirit has made to Scotland, so I'm sure he's weighed up all the pros and cons.
    • ‘If the person was from the Highlands, they would be familiar with the pros and cons of this sort of area,’ he said.
    • And you don't have to be a genius to add up the pros and cons of that one.
    • Weighing up the pros and cons, I pressed ‘yes’ and got out of there.
    • A workshop being held tomorrow at Neal's Yard Remedies in Edinburgh will discuss the pros and cons of the MMR vaccination.
    • What are the pros of a long-term monogamous relationship?
    • It has been much in the headlines lately as the member states of the European Union grapple with the pros and cons of funding such research.
    • What do you tell your patients when discussing the pros and cons of SSRIs?
    • Speakers will share with participants their views on becoming an entrepreneur and the pros and cons of entrepreneurship.
    • But in balance, weighing it all out, the pros of coming out very much outweigh the cons.
    • It can be unhelpful if someone has got a damaging habit and has made a snap decision between Christmas and New Year that they are going to stop without weighing up the pros and cons.
    • You have to look at the pros and cons of each one and we will be looking at each situation on its own merits.
    • For me, I have examined the options, carefully weighed the pros and cons and have decided on the best course of action.
    • Hopefully you would have seen a more balanced argument to the pros and cons of GM, and that we shouldn't believe every thing we read.
    • The essays in this issue explore the pros and cons, the advantages and dangers of taking human rights seriously.
    • The argument between the government and the BBC has become so arcane that most of the general public feel submerged beneath the pros and cons.
    • He saw it as only natural that the Argentine crisis would give rise to a controversy over the pros and cons of the currency board arrangement.
    • Bertie is grappling with the pros and cons of his selection.
    • I won't go into the pros and cons that weighed on me for more than a year.
    Synonyms
    advantage, good point, plus point, asset, benefit, added advantage, additional benefit, fringe benefit, bonus, extra, added extra, perk, dividend, attraction, attractive feature, beauty
preposition & adverbprōproʊ
  • In favor of.

    赞成,支持

    as preposition they were pro the virtues of individualism

    他们赞同个人主义的长处。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We are not in the business of being anti or pro anybody.
    • I'm very pro adult literacy and she is actually getting people to read books again.
    • All in all, the findings of this paper suggest that pro growth policies, regardless of their impact on inequality, are likely to be pro poor in the long run.
    • ‘If a village was not pro Viet Cong before we came, it sure was after we left,’ one GI observed.
    • The truth is, they're not pro anybody, other than themselves.
    • Rock finishes with a shout out to the troops, following the now standard Hollywood liberal stance, anti-war but pro our brave boys.
    • It is very rare to have productive dialogue with a pro union guy.
    • It is pro-Porto Alegre, pro-people, pro a world where poor children don't die from preventable diseases.
    • Prior to Japananese colonization, SK was split between pro-Chinese & pro Japanese factions.
    • Another point the pro capital punishment followers have the temerity to argue is that the threat of execution is more of a deterrent than life imprisonment.
    • And mind you I am not pro-Muslims or pro any community, I am just pro-human beings.
    • We had 46 guests during that period of time who were pro open borders, pro illegal immigration.
    • Myself, I am anti-death penalty and pro euthanasia - at least some sorts of euthanasia.
    • We are very pro people telling the truth, confessing, and being absolved of their sins - to take a slightly United Future view of the world.
    • Well, I'm actually more pro vegetarian than not, but I thought this was quite funny.
    • I'm as pro business, pro free enterprise as anybody in the country.
    • If you give her the form, she'll check off anti-war, pro-gun control and pro gay rights etc.
    Synonyms
    on the side of, pro, for, all for, giving support to, giving backing to, right behind, encouraging of, approving of, sympathetic to

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin, literally ‘for, on behalf of’.

PRO3

abbreviation
  • 1Public relations officer.

  • 2British Public Record Office.

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