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amateurish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++am·a·teur·ish /ˈæmətərɪʃ, -tʃʊə-, -tʃə- ˌæməˈtɜːrɪʃ $ ˌæməˈtʊr-, -ˈtɜːr-/ adjective  BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSnot skilfully done or made 不熟练的,外行的 OPP professional His paintings are rather amateurish. 他的画作水平相当业余。amateurishly adverbamateurishness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
amateurishAll these look, to Western eyes, childish as well as amateurish.But the rest of the acting is either poorly thought out or downright amateurish.Is his dramatic performance appropriate parody or merely amateurish?But the campaigns have been very amateurish and low-key and many of the younger people are not interested.Most were amateurish endeavors, he said.But efforts to keep the narrative on track are often disrupted by amateurish lighting and camerawork.For the subsidy has encouraged amateurish management and an uncommercial approach.It was a surprisingly amateurish movie.But security officials also noted several signs of amateurish work.
am·a·teur·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable
or skilfully Corpus not done made


amateurish
amateurish /ˈæmətərɪʃ, -tʃʊə-, -tʃə- ˌæməˈtɜːrɪʃ $ ˌæməˈtʊr-, -ˈtɜːr-/ adjective
not skilfully done or made
   OPP  professional:
    His paintings are rather amateurish.
—amateurishly adverb
—amateurishness noun [uncountable]


ama·teur·ishBrE /ˈæmətərɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæmətərɪʃ/ 🔊BrE /ˈæmətʃərɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈæmətʃərɪʃ/ 🔊 (also ama·teur) adjective (usually disapproving) not done or made well or with skill 外行的;生手的;业余的Detectives described the burglary as 'crude and amateurish'. 侦探称这次入室盗窃是拙劣的生手干的。🔊🔊 OPP professional