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单词 amateurish
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Definition of amateurish in English:

amateurish

adjectiveˈamətərɪʃ
  • Done in an unskilful or inept way.

    her amateurish interviewing technique
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The amateurish performances, hamfisted dramatics and video nasty violence are a completely resistible combination.
    • Worse, it is making unforced errors which make it look amateurish and incompetent.
    • It's the first time cameras have been allowed behind the scenes of lottery operator Camelot, and this rather amateurish film reveals what happens once a win is confirmed.
    • But if special insight is far beyond my ability, amateurish speculation based on a questionable assumption is not.
    • In both cases, the process is entertainingly amateurish, at least from a branding professional's perspective.
    • This may explain why Ricci gives a thin, amateurish performance.
    • ‘They were basically for show and completely amateurish,’ she said.
    • His actual art, particularly his paintings, is often amateurish; his visual skills could not match his ambition.
    • We won't be happy until we've got 400 cable or satellite or digital stations and we can watch the most ridiculous, amateurish, shoddy bits of nonsense.
    • In spite of the good result, their London election performance was more amateurish than last year's European elections.
    • The writing is mostly amateurish, aimed at times to young kids.
    • Try to ignore the poor spelling and amateurish design, and concentrate on the quality of advice gleaned from years of experience.
    • The photographs are of indifferent quality, the layout and design clumsy and amateurish.
    • Here, playing a priest who has lost his faith, he comes off as amateurish and unlikable, a second rate character that is not very funny.
    • On the next wall, there is a clutch of figurative drawings from the early 1990s, some beautifully conceived and others unwieldy and amateurish.
    • Looking back to that first World Cup in New Zealand 15 years ago, it all seems laughably innocent and amateurish now.
    • If the answer to both questions is in the negative, then tell him that jiggling in time to the music is amateurish and jiggling out of time with the music distracting.
    • Why did these highly paid professionals make such amateurish mistakes?
    • But some of his other early efforts on the DVD collection are amateurish, uneven affairs - a flaw he happily concedes.
    • They looked amateurish, all huddled together for security.
    • For all her brother's enthusiasm, she imagined that the end product would be three amateurish pop songs, all with the same four basic chords.
    • Their efforts have typically been amateurish.
    • If they try to do so on their own, their attempts will often be amateurish, incompetent, and therefore less of a threat than they might otherwise be.
    • I think it's a good sign that there is so much amateurish material.
    • In truth, we were quite amateurish, though we tried not to be; revolutions are seldom started by professionals and experts.
    • Ryan's ads were laughed at as amateurish, but they apparently worked.
    • The cheesy production values, the low-budget special effects, and the amateurish level of some of the acting alienated me at first.
    • Their presentation was ill-prepared and disappointing, and their proposals amateurish and ill-informed.
    • While one can dismiss much work at a glance as amateurish or badly crafted, that is not the case for this mark.
    • Almost all these bizarre images have a furtive, amateurish air about them; they were never meant to be seen in daylight.
    • McBride ran a pretty amateurish campaign, and it showed.
    • Looking back, I was totally naive and amateurish, but those six months stood me in good stead for what I'm doing now.
    • Fundamentally, this is an amateurish, lo-tech operation.
    • Rather, I'll mention the fact that the movie has a certain amateurish charm to it that's hard to deny, but it hardly bears more than one or two views.
    • And the thing that strikes me is how amateurish the whole thing seems.
    • The bottom line is that it is amateurish and will threaten the safety of our children.
    • In the end, the organization looks clumsy and amateurish.
    • It was very amateurish and very unprofessional and very disturbing.
    • It's a very strong picture, albeit it a little amateurish.
    • And if that sounds rather vague and amateurish, I'm sure it is.
    Synonyms
    incompetent, inept, useless, unskilful, inexpert, amateur, clumsy, maladroit, gauche, blundering, bungling, bumbling, botched, crude
    British informal bodged

Derivatives

  • amateurishly

  • adverbˈamətərɪʃli
    • The friend, in an awkward attempt at ingratiation, plays for her a tape of him amateurishly playing the drums with his band.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A movie may be incompetently acted and amateurishly shot.
      • The quality of the exhibition was not only amateurishly reminiscent of A-level sketch books, but in some places absolutely risible.
      • This is the sort of test that is poorly - and amateurishly - designed and conducted, and which proves essentially nothing.
      • Most of the songs are laughably and amateurishly staged.
  • amateurishness

  • nounˈamətərɪʃnəs
    • It uses inept amateurishness to both compel and repel you.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Tom Waits narrates the film, made with no sign of amateurishness.
      • There's a place for charming amateurishness in music but you need to be experienced to do it well.
      • The US delegation was shocked by the amateurishness of it all.
      • The result is productions that, regardless of cast, budget, time and effort, cannot drag themselves up from amateurishness.
 
 

Definition of amateurish in US English:

amateurish

adjective
  • Unskillful; inept.

    the editing is choppy and amateurish
    amateurish actors
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But some of his other early efforts on the DVD collection are amateurish, uneven affairs - a flaw he happily concedes.
    • The amateurish performances, hamfisted dramatics and video nasty violence are a completely resistible combination.
    • Rather, I'll mention the fact that the movie has a certain amateurish charm to it that's hard to deny, but it hardly bears more than one or two views.
    • If the answer to both questions is in the negative, then tell him that jiggling in time to the music is amateurish and jiggling out of time with the music distracting.
    • In truth, we were quite amateurish, though we tried not to be; revolutions are seldom started by professionals and experts.
    • This may explain why Ricci gives a thin, amateurish performance.
    • Here, playing a priest who has lost his faith, he comes off as amateurish and unlikable, a second rate character that is not very funny.
    • Ryan's ads were laughed at as amateurish, but they apparently worked.
    • The cheesy production values, the low-budget special effects, and the amateurish level of some of the acting alienated me at first.
    • It's a very strong picture, albeit it a little amateurish.
    • We won't be happy until we've got 400 cable or satellite or digital stations and we can watch the most ridiculous, amateurish, shoddy bits of nonsense.
    • I think it's a good sign that there is so much amateurish material.
    • The photographs are of indifferent quality, the layout and design clumsy and amateurish.
    • The writing is mostly amateurish, aimed at times to young kids.
    • In spite of the good result, their London election performance was more amateurish than last year's European elections.
    • Why did these highly paid professionals make such amateurish mistakes?
    • It's the first time cameras have been allowed behind the scenes of lottery operator Camelot, and this rather amateurish film reveals what happens once a win is confirmed.
    • Almost all these bizarre images have a furtive, amateurish air about them; they were never meant to be seen in daylight.
    • Worse, it is making unforced errors which make it look amateurish and incompetent.
    • And if that sounds rather vague and amateurish, I'm sure it is.
    • And the thing that strikes me is how amateurish the whole thing seems.
    • Their efforts have typically been amateurish.
    • Looking back, I was totally naive and amateurish, but those six months stood me in good stead for what I'm doing now.
    • They looked amateurish, all huddled together for security.
    • ‘They were basically for show and completely amateurish,’ she said.
    • On the next wall, there is a clutch of figurative drawings from the early 1990s, some beautifully conceived and others unwieldy and amateurish.
    • For all her brother's enthusiasm, she imagined that the end product would be three amateurish pop songs, all with the same four basic chords.
    • In the end, the organization looks clumsy and amateurish.
    • But if special insight is far beyond my ability, amateurish speculation based on a questionable assumption is not.
    • While one can dismiss much work at a glance as amateurish or badly crafted, that is not the case for this mark.
    • Looking back to that first World Cup in New Zealand 15 years ago, it all seems laughably innocent and amateurish now.
    • Fundamentally, this is an amateurish, lo-tech operation.
    • His actual art, particularly his paintings, is often amateurish; his visual skills could not match his ambition.
    • The bottom line is that it is amateurish and will threaten the safety of our children.
    • In both cases, the process is entertainingly amateurish, at least from a branding professional's perspective.
    • If they try to do so on their own, their attempts will often be amateurish, incompetent, and therefore less of a threat than they might otherwise be.
    • Their presentation was ill-prepared and disappointing, and their proposals amateurish and ill-informed.
    • Try to ignore the poor spelling and amateurish design, and concentrate on the quality of advice gleaned from years of experience.
    • It was very amateurish and very unprofessional and very disturbing.
    • McBride ran a pretty amateurish campaign, and it showed.
    Synonyms
    incompetent, inept, useless, unskilful, inexpert, amateur, clumsy, maladroit, gauche, blundering, bungling, bumbling, botched, crude
 
 
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