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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The paintings looked amateurish.
  这些画作看起来只具备业余水准。
• A very amateurish job; inexpert but conscientious efforts; an unskilled painting.
  很不专业的工作；虽不熟练但很尽责的工作；业余水平的画儿。
• Their publications were vapid and amateurish.
  他们的出版物枯燥乏味，且外行浅薄。
• According to our research, these clubs are different from the general amateurish club.
  据调查显示，这些俱乐部与国际一般的业余俱乐部和职业俱乐部是不同的。
• But the tone is amateurish and counterproductive.
  但是其言辞却显得业余而适得其反。
• 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。
• Could someone in the 21st century shift professions so seamlessly? I fear they would be dismissed as amateurish or lightweight.
  在21世纪，有谁能像他这样如此完美地实现职业转换？恐怕这类人会被视为半瓶子醋或是没什么真本事的人。