amateur

adjective

/ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/

/ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/

[usually before noun] doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job业余爱好的
- an amateur photographer业余摄影爱好者
[usually before noun] done for pleasure, not as a job业余的
- amateur athletics业余田径运动
(also amateurish)
(usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill生手；外行
- The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid.恐怕这场演出听起来很业余。

opposite professional

amateur

noun

/ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/

/ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/

a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for pleasure, not as a job业余爱好者；业余运动员
- 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。
- I was competing as an amateur.我那时是作为业余选手参赛。
- International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs.当今的国际事务已不再是闲士们的业余爱好了。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- gifted
- talented
- top
- …
preposition
- as an amateur
(usually disapproving) a person who does not have enough skill to be able to do something well生手；外行
- This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!这项工作是一伙外行干的！
- The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur.其他人从会走路起就开始滑雪了，这使她看起来像个不折不扣的生手。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bumbling
- complete
- rank
- …
… of amateurs
- bunch

opposite professional

词源late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.

词汇	amateur
释义	amateur adjective /ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/ /ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/ [usually before noun] doing something for pleasure or interest, not as a job业余爱好的 an amateur photographer业余摄影爱好者 [usually before noun] done for pleasure, not as a job业余的 amateur athletics业余田径运动 (also amateurish) (usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill生手；外行 The performance sounded very amateur, I’m afraid.恐怕这场演出听起来很业余。 opposite professional amateur noun /ˈæmətə(r)/, /ˈæmətʃə(r)/ /ˈæmətər/, /ˈæmətʃər/ a person who takes part in a sport or other activity for pleasure, not as a job业余爱好者；业余运动员 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。 I was competing as an amateur.我那时是作为业余选手参赛。 International affairs today are no longer for gentleman amateurs.当今的国际事务已不再是闲士们的业余爱好了。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective gifted talented top … preposition as an amateur (usually disapproving) a person who does not have enough skill to be able to do something well生手；外行 This work was done by a bunch of amateurs!这项工作是一伙外行干的！ The others had been skiing since they could walk and made her look a rank amateur.其他人从会走路起就开始滑雪了，这使她看起来像个不折不扣的生手。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective bumbling complete rank … … of amateurs bunch opposite professional 词源late 18th cent.: from French, from Italian amatore, from Latin amator ‘lover’, from amare ‘to love’.
随便看	unblundering unblusterous unblusterously unboarded unboastfully unboastfulness unboastfulnesses unboggier unboggiest unboggy unboisterous unboisterously unboisterousness unboisterousnesses unbolder unboldest unboldly unboldness unboldnesses unbolster unbolstered unbolstering unbolsters unbombarded unbombed