semiprofessional
/sem-ee-pruh-fesh-uh-nl, sem-ahy-/US // ˌsɛm i prəˈfɛʃ ə nl, ˌsɛm aɪ- //UK // (ˌsɛmɪprəˈfɛʃənəl) //
半专业人员,半专业,半专业的,半专业人士
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
- : engaged in by paid, part-time people: semiprofessional football.
- : having some features of professional work but requiring less knowledge, skill, and judgment: a semiprofessional job.
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a person who is active in some field or sport for pay on a part-time basis.
Examples
For a few years after his dad retired from the semiprofessional team, he still played in this annual game against the New York City Fire Department because of what it meant.
A total of 736 clubs from England and Wales entered this year’s FA Cup, the 140th, which opens with amateur and semiprofessional teams playing in preliminary rounds.
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