plural amateurs
plural amateurs
Learner's definition of AMATEUR
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: a person who does something (such as a sport or hobby) for pleasure and not as a job业余爱好者；业余运动员 2
: a person who does something poorly : a person who is not skillful at a job or other activity外行 -
The people running that company are a bunch of amateurs.经营那家公司的人是一群外行。
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Only amateurs make this kind of mistake.只有外行才会犯这种错误。
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He's a mere amateur when it comes to cooking. [=he doesn't know how to cook well]说到烹饪，他不过是个外行。
— amateur
adjective, always used before a noun -
amateur photographers/athletes业余摄影师/运动员
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an amateur competition [=a contest for amateurs]业余比赛
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They competed at the amateur level.他们进行的是业余水平的比赛。
— amateurism
/ˈæməˌtɚˌɪzəm/ noun [noncount]