profiling

1. N-COUNT Your profile is the outline of your face as it is seen when someone is looking at you from the side. (面部的) 侧面轮廓

His handsome profile was turned away from us. 他英俊的侧面轮廓转离了我们。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you see someone in profile, you see them from the side. 从侧面

This picture shows the girl in profile. 这张照片从侧面显示该女孩。

3. N-COUNT A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described. (有关某人的) 简介

A Washington newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives. 一家华盛顿的报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。

4. N-COUNT If the police make a profile of someone they are looking for, they write a description of the sort of person they are looking for. (书面的) 描述[oft N 'of' n]

...the FBI profile of the anthrax killer. …联邦调查局对那名炭疽杀人犯的描述。

5. profilingN-UNCOUNT 进行描画[usu with supp]

...a former FBI agent who pioneered psychological profiling in the 1970s. …在20世纪70年代开创了犯罪心理描画的一名前联邦调查局特工。

DNA profiling would now be added to the struggle against vandalism. DNA描画如今也许会被加到对抗故意破坏公共财物的斗争中。

6. PHRASE If someone has a high profile, people notice them and what they do. If you keep a low profile, you avoid doing things that will make people notice you. 高关注度

...a move that would give Egypt a much higher profile in the upcoming peace talks. …会给埃及在即将到来的和平谈判中高关注度的一个行动。

7. →see also high-profile