egghead
n. 有知識者,受過高等教育的人,理論家; 書呆子
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.
政府被一群自以為是的書呆子控制著。
1. an intellectual (who is bald?)
In spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead.
儘管她愛好閱讀,但她不認為自己是個書呆子.
You are a real egghead!
你真是個書呆子!
You solved the problem in 5 minutes. You are a real egghead!
你5分鐘就解出這道題了, 真是聰明!
That egghead published a new theory of matter last month.
那位知識分子上個月發表了一個新的物質論.