egghead
n. 有知识者,受过高等教育的人,理论家; 书呆子
If you think someone is more interested in ideas and theories than in practical actions you can say they are an egghead .
The Government was dominated by self-important eggheads.
政府被一群自以为是的书呆子控制着。
1. an intellectual (who is bald?)
In spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead.
尽管她爱好阅读,但她不认为自己是个书呆子.
You are a real egghead!
你真是个书呆子!
You solved the problem in 5 minutes. You are a real egghead!
你5分钟就解出这道题了, 真是聪明!
That egghead published a new theory of matter last month.
那位知识分子上个月发表了一个新的物质论.