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be a hobbyist
hobbyist 指出于兴趣而非职业从事某项活动的人。
She is a hobbyist and enjoys painting in her spare time.
她是业余爱好者，喜欢在空闲时间画画。
业余爱好者
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业余爱好者
a person who does an activity for pleasure in their spare time
She is a hobbyist and enjoys painting in her spare time.
她是业余爱好者，喜欢在空闲时间画画。
业余爱好者。
A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.
A photography hobbyist spends weekends taking pictures of birds.
一位摄影业余爱好者周末花时间拍摄鸟类。
Many hobbyists enjoy building model trains at home.
许多业余爱好者喜欢在家搭建火车模型。
As a hobbyist, she paints only for fun, not for money.
作为一名业余爱好者，她画画只是为了乐趣，不是为了挣钱。
hobbyist 指出于兴趣而非职业从事某项活动的人。
She is a hobbyist and enjoys painting in her spare time.
她是业余爱好者，喜欢在空闲时间画画。
hobbyist 可直接修饰名词，表示“业余的”。
The club welcomes hobbyist photographers.
这个俱乐部欢迎业余摄影爱好者。
as a hobbyist 常用来表明某人的业余身份。
As a hobbyist, he never worries about the market.
作为业余爱好者，他从不担心市场。
Not this
He is hobbyist.
Use this
He is a hobbyist.
hobbyist 是可数名词，单数作表语时前面需要冠词 a。
Not this
My hobbyist is collecting stamps.
Use this
My hobby is collecting stamps.
hobbyist 指人（业余爱好者），指业余活动本身应用 hobby。
Not this
Many hobbyist collect coins.
Use this
Many hobbyists collect coins.
many 后接可数名词复数，hobbyist 的复数是 hobbyists。
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狂热的业余爱好者
He is an avid hobbyist with a large stamp collection.
他是个狂热的业余爱好者，收集了大量邮票。
认真的业余爱好者
For serious hobbyists, tools matter as much as talent.
对认真的业余爱好者来说，工具和天赋同样重要。
业余摄影爱好者
A hobbyist photographer took this beautiful shot.
一位业余摄影爱好者拍摄了这张美丽的照片。
电子爱好者
Electronics hobbyists often build their own circuits.
电子爱好者常常自己搭建电路。
业余爱好者社区
The hobbyist community organizes annual meetups.
业余爱好者社区每年组织聚会。
终身业余爱好者
He was a lifelong hobbyist and tried many crafts.
他一生都是业余爱好者，尝试过许多手艺。
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记：hobby（业余爱好）+ ist（表人）＝业余爱好者。
语域：neutral 常见场景：谈论个人爱好或兴趣、兴趣社团或线上社群、自我介绍（非职业身份） hobbyist 是中性常用词，通常指出于兴趣而非职业目的从事某项活动的人；多用于日常对话、兴趣社群和自我介绍中，语气自然，没有明显的正式或随意色彩。
lobbyist 和 snobbiest 与 hobbyist 押韵（英式发音 /ˈhɒb.i.ɪst/）：它们的重读元音 /ɒ/ 及随后的 /biɪst/ 相同。copyist 拼写也含 -yist，但不押韵，因为重读元音后面的辅音是 /p/ 而不是 /b/。artist、tourist、typist 展示了一般 -ist 的读音 /ɪst/，比 hobbyist 的 /iɪst/ 更短；不要被拼写结尾误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.