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。
• 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。
• I mean, they're amateurish.
  我的意思是他们不专业。
• Most of the subtitle translation has been done just by amateurish English lovers, which leads to diverse formation of the staff and uneven quality of subtitle translation.
  而真正从事字幕翻译的人员，大多数是业余的英语爱好者，这也就导致了字幕翻译人员组成多样，翻译质量参差不齐。
• Does this mean that the web design can look sloppy or amateurish?
  这是否意味着网页设计草率或业余的可看？
• 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。
• Besides my amateurish skill, the mental conditions vary too.
  除了技术不成熟之外，心理上也不同。
• But in the 1960s and 1970s, when Cambodia faced its greatest traumas, Sihanouk failed to develop a coherent strategic vision for the country and retreated into making amateurish romantic films as his nation was plunged into crisis by the Vietnam war.
  但在上世纪六七十年代柬埔寨经历其最苦难的岁月时，西哈努克却未能为他的国家制定出一套条理清晰的战略愿景，而且还在越南战争把柬埔寨拖入泥潭之际躲起来去鼓捣业余爱情电影了。
• 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。
• Their publications were vapid and amateurish.
  他们的出版物枯燥乏味，且外行浅薄。