He drew her profile.他给她画侧面像。
We could see the profile of a distant hill if it is very clear.如果天气晴朗,我们可看到远山的轮廓。
Let's see our sales profile of this month.让我们看看这个月的销售图表。
The newspaper publishes a profile of a leading sportsman every week.该报每周刊登一篇关于一个优秀运动员的简介。
He sat in profile to me.他侧面朝我坐着。
She attempted to see herself in profile with the aid of her mirror.她想用小镜子看看自己的侧影。

profile还可用作及物动词,作“显示…的轮廓”解。例如:
The old trees were profiled against the pale sky.那些老树的轮廓映衬在苍白的天空上。

［词源］＜意大利语profilo(画轮廓)