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单词 egghead
释义

egghead

noun

egg·​head ˈeg-ˌhed How to pronounce egghead (audio)
ˈāg-
plural eggheads
often attributive
informal + often disparaging
: a person with intellectual interests or pretensions : a brainy person
If you loved to read, you were considered an egghead, and there was absolutely nothing worse than to be considered an egghead. Marvin V. Arnett
often used before another noun
a bunch of egghead scientists

Example Sentences

He dismissed all scientists as a bunch of eggheads. a scientist who embraced the reputation of being an egghead

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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