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

• 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。
• 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。
• This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.
  这次网球比赛业余爱好者与专业球员都可参加。
• 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。
• Made me and Eddie seem like amateurs.
  反之我和艾迪根本就不像夫妻。
• In this regard, amateurs and professionals differ significantly.
  在这个相关点上，业馀和职业球手有很明显的不同。
• Let's show them what a bunch of amateurs they are.
  让我们展示给他们看看，他们是怎样的一群外行。
• That stuff's not for amateurs.
  那东西不是给外行准备的。
• I shouldn't employ them& they're just a bunch of amateurs.
  我不该雇用他们&简直是一群外行。
• But technocrats were ousting amateurs.
  但技术专家取代了这些业余人物。