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。
• I'm not playing any of you amateurs.
  我不跟你们这些业余玩了。
• I say that's the way amateurs talk.
  我说这是外行人讲的话。
• The athletes in a World Cup are professionals, while those who play in the Olympics must be amateurs.
  参加世界杯的运动员是职业运动员，而参加奥运会的运动员必须是业余运运动员。
• But technocrats were ousting amateurs.
  但技术专家取代了这些业余人物。
• Our actors were all enthusiastic amateurs.
  我们的演员都是热心的业余爱好者。
• The professional's definition of "really, really hard" may differ a bit from that of amateurs.
  职业选手对“拼命努力”的定义也许和业余选手有所不同。
• 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。
• Most women who are active in sports in the United States are amateurs.
  在美国绝大多数积极参加运动的女子都是业余的。
• 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。