【amateur】 - AEAS备考词汇

amateur

UK:  ['æmətʃʊə(r)]

US:  ['æmə.tʃʊr]

复数：amateurs  

adj.

1.爱好…的,业余的

2.业余,外行

3.浅薄之徒的

n.

1.业余者,爱好者

2.业余活动者

1 . She was used to the noises of a city, of course, but an amateur band hacking away at their instruments was another matter entirely.
当然，她已经习惯了城市的噪音，可是一支业余乐队拿着乐器胡敲乱打就完全是另外一回事了。

2 . Commercial radios filter out the tone, but our amateur radios do not so the tone is usually noticeable.
通常商业电台会滤掉这些亚音频，但我们的业余电台并不进行过滤，所以我们可能能听到这个频率的音频。

3 . As the nearest celestial body to our Earth, the Moon has, of course, always been a favored object for the amateur astronomer.
月球是最接近地球的天体，当然总是业余天文学家喜爱的对象。

4 . It is one of the best examples of a planetary nebula and a favorite target of amateur astronomers.
它是行星状星云的最好范例之一，也是业余天文爱好者最喜欢观测的目标之一。

5 . And a few sniffles aren't likely to prevent the mighty Russian from beating amateur pawn pushers like you or me into a bloody pulp.
因感冒抽抽鼻子是不可能阻止这位实力强大的俄罗斯人把你我这样的业余无名小卒打得落花流水的。