amateur

noun

1. 业余爱好者；业余运动员
   a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for enjoyment, not as a job
   1. The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
      这次锦标赛业余选手和职业选手均可参加。
2. 生手；外行
   a person who is not skilled
   1. This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!
      这项工作是一帮外行干的！

adj.

1. 业余爱好的
   doing sth for enjoyment or interest, not as a job
   1. an amateur photographer
      业余摄影爱好者
2. 业余的
   done for enjoyment, not as a job
3. 业余的
   done for enjoyment, not as a job

1. N-COUNT 业余爱好者
   An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
   1. Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it...
      杰里是个业余跳舞爱好者，他跳舞是因为自己喜欢。
   2. Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.
      泰勒的运动生涯是从一名业余守门员开始的。
2. ADJ （体育运动或活动）业余爱好的
   Amateur sports or activities are done by people as a hobby and not as a job.
   1. ...the local amateur dramatics society...
      地方业余戏剧社团
   2. At college he studied English and did amateur boxing.
      大学时，他学习英语，同时还参加业余拳击。

1. Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it
   杰里是个业余跳舞爱好者，他跳舞是因为自己喜欢。
2. Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.
   泰勒的运动生涯是从一名业余守门员开始的。
3. At college he studied English and did amateur boxing.
   大学时，他学习英语，同时还参加业余拳击。
4. A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna
   对于业余博物学者来说，在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。
5. Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.
   托尼·伍德科克加盟德国业余队SC布吕克队担任教练。
6. Angela says she longs to join an amateur dramatics class.
   安杰拉说她渴望参加业余戏剧班。
7. When a play finishes its run, many of the costumes are hired out to amateur dramatics companies and schools.
   一部戏剧连演结束后，很多服装都会租借给业余剧团和学校。
8. The league became the governing body for amateur fencing in the U.S.
   该联合会成了美国业余击剑运动的管理机构。
9. She was a keen amateur photographer.
   她是业余摄影爱好者。
10. Hill considered Sam a lightweight, a real amateur.
    希尔认为萨姆无足轻重，是个十足的生手。
11. He went on to win the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete of 1962.
    接着，他又作为1962年度杰出业余运动员赢得了“詹姆斯·E.沙利文纪念奖”。
12. There's a big difference between an amateur video and a slick Hollywood production
    业余人士拍摄的视频片段和制作精良的好莱坞影片之间存在着巨大的差距。
13. I always was good at amateur theatricals.
    我一向擅长业余表演。
14. He's no amateur in farming.
    种庄稼他可不外行。
15. A professional golfer usually has it all over an amateur.
    职业高尔夫球员通常胜过业余的。
16. Did the amateur actors bring off the performance?
    那些业余演员是不是把那个节目演好了？
17. You may be only an amateur painter, but your pictures can knock mine into a cocked hat.
    虽然你只是个业余画家，可你的画却远胜于我的。
18. Although tom's only an amateur he's a first-class player.
    虽然汤姆只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。
19. He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.
    他很外行地试做了一个碗柜。
20. His work is pretty amateur.
    他干得相当业余。
21. They set up an amateur art ensemble.
    他们组建了一个业余文工团。
22. No professionals may participate in the amateur tennis tournament.
    任何职业选手均不得参加业余网球锦标赛。
23. There are three professional and twenty amateur choirs.
    有三个专业和二十个业余唱诗班。
24. 'I'm only an amateur. It's not my subject.
    我是个外行，这不是我的专业。
25. I am sure professional and amateur athletes will be interested in the results of this research.
    我确信职业的和业余的运动员都将对这项研究的结果产生极大的兴趣。
26. You are a professional, but I am a amateur.
    你是职业的，而我是业余的。
27. They have professional soloists and an amateur chorus.
    他们拥有几名专业独唱家和一个业余合唱团。
28. What is the difference between the Amateur and Professional dancing for you?
    什么之间的业余和专业的舞蹈为您区别？
29. Sports colleges and amateur schools have opened artistic gymnastics classes, and some cities have highly skilled teams.
    许多体育学院和业余体校都开设了艺术体操班，许多城市还有高水平运动队。

noun

1. someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

2. an athlete who does not play for pay

adj

1. engaged in as a pastime
   1. an amateur painter
   2. gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals
   3. recreational golfers
   4. reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating
   5. unpaid extras in the documentary

   Synonym:    recreationalunpaid

2. lacking professional skill or expertise
   1. a very amateurish job
   2. inexpert but conscientious efforts
   3. an unskilled painting

   Synonym:    amateurishinexpertunskilled