amateurs

英 [ˈæmətə(ː)z]

美 [ˈæməˌtɜrz]

n.  业余爱好者; 业余运动员; 生手; 外行
amateur的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 业余爱好者
  Anamateuris 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。
• ADJ （体育运动或活动）业余爱好的
  Amateursports 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。

双语例句

• I say that's the way amateurs talk.
  我说这是外行人讲的话。
• That stuff's not for amateurs.
  那东西不是给外行准备的。
• One hallmark of the new research is active cooperation between professionals and amateurs from many backgrounds and cultures.
  新研究的特点是来自许多背景和文化的专业人员与业余爱好者之间的积极合作交流。
• Professionals are too serious, amateurs get the idea that Software development is meant to be fun.
  职业人士太严肃了，爱好者才有“软件开发意味着乐趣”的想法。
• Our actors were all enthusiastic amateurs.
  我们的演员都是热心的业余爱好者。
• Made me and Eddie seem like amateurs.
  反之我和艾迪根本就不像夫妻。
• In love woman are professionals, men are amateurs.
  在恋爱中女子是专业者，男子是业余者。
• The utility model can be widely used by amateurs for fishing in urban and rural areas.
  在城乡钓鱼爱好者中可以广泛地应用。
• Chess whizzes, for example, recognize patterns more quickly than amateurs.
  例如，象棋专家比业余爱好者更快地识别模式。
• Professional soldiers are predictable but the world is full of amateurs.
  职业军人的行为是可以预料的，但世界上充满了半吊子军人。