amateurish

英 [ˈæmətərɪʃ]

美 [ˈæmətərɪʃ]

adj.  外行的; 生手的; 业余的

GRE

BNC.20119 / COCA.25255

牛津词典

adj.

• 外行的；生手的；业余的
  not done or made well or with skill
  1. Detectives described the burglary as ‘crude and amateurish’.
     侦探称这次夜盗是拙劣的生手干的。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 业余水准的；不熟练的；（像）外行的
  If you describe something asamateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
  1. We have to develop a less amateurish approach to our organisations...
     我们必须使我们对待自己组织的态度变得较为专业。
  2. The paintings looked amateurish.
     这些画作看起来只具备业余水准。

英英释义

adj

• lacking professional skill or expertise
  1. a very amateurish job
  2. inexpert but conscientious efforts
  3. an unskilled painting
  Synonym:amateurinexpertunskilled

双语例句

• The release was obviously a hoax, full of unsubstantiated claims and amateurish grammar and punctuation errors.
  这篇新闻稿显然是个恶作剧，通篇充斥着毫无事实根据的指控以及拙劣的语法和拼写错误。
• His portrait of Debbie was a rather amateurish effort.
  他为黛比所画的肖像是一幅相当不成熟的作品。
• With the rapid development of amateurish tour guides, there is a vigorous development in tourism, but it also brings challenges of management and service.
  兼职导游的激增为我国旅游业的发展注入了新的活力，但是也带来了管理、服务等多方面的挑战。
• We have to develop a less amateurish approach to our organisations
  我们必须使我们对待自己组织的态度变得较为专业。
• Yet fortunately, the newspaper undertakes much of this on my behalf, leaving my own brand-building efforts amateurish and patchy.
  但不幸的是，这份报纸替我代劳了大部分这方面的工作，使我打造个人品牌的手段既业余，又不完整。
• It makes me despair that we are led by such men, with researchers who are so amateurish.
  这样的人在领导着我们，而且协助他的研究者如此业余，实在让我绝望。
• I mean, they're amateurish.
  我的意思是他们不专业。
• Conservative Jim Garner presents us with an amateurish politician unqualified for the vice presidency, yet also a shrewd legal opportunist swimming in cash.
  属于保守派的吉姆·加纳让我们看到的爱德华兹是一个当副总统还不够格的外行政客，一个在钱海中游泳的精明的机会主义律师。
• Then later he began to appear in some films as an amateurish actor.
  接着，他便开始在一些电影中进行业余表演。
• Modern intellectual has to be a professionals but he/ she must try to keep a amateurish attitude;
  知识分子在现代虽然不得不是一个专业者但他必须同时努力保持一种业余的态度；