amateur 英音: ['æmətə:] 美音: ['æməˌtʃur]

单词详解

1. adj.

A. 业余的,非职业的 (done for enjoyment or interest, not as a job)

Acting with an amateur old man is fun. 和那个业余老人一起演出很有趣。

B. 外行的 (without experience or skill in a particular art, sport, etc.)

He made an amateur attempt to build a desk. 他很外行地试做了一个桌子。

2. n.

A. 业余爱好者 (a person who paints pictures, performs plays, takes part in sports, etc., for

enjoyment and without being paid for it)

Tom's only an amateur. 汤姆只是个业余爱好者。

B. 外行,生手 (a person without experience or skill in a particular art, sport, etc.)

I shouldn't employ a bunch of amateurs. 我不该雇用一群外行。

 

相关单词

近义词:beginner

反义词:professional

复数:amateurs

 

 

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