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

• 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。
• 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。
• Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous.
  专业人士的行为是可以预见的，但业余者的行为反而更危险。
• Some amateurs can perform at such a high level that even professionals sing high praise for them.
  有些业余爱好者表现得非常好，即使那些专业人员都对他们大加赞叹。
• 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。
• Thanks to the Internet, we can all be competent amateurs at almost everything.
  多亏了互联网，我们每个人都可以成为业余者，胜任几乎所有工作。
• I say that's the way amateurs talk.
  我说这是外行人讲的话。
• Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough
  业余爱好者遇到困难时往往半途而废。