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单词 wonk
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wonk

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wonk

W0206500 (wŏngk)n. Slang 1. A student who studies excessively; a grind.2. One who studies an issue or topic thoroughly or excessively: "leading a talkathon of policy wonks in a methodical effort to build consensus for his programs" (Michael Kranish).
[Origin unknown.]

wonk

(wɒŋk) ninformal a person who is obsessively interested in a specified subject: a foreign policy wonk. [C20: of uncertain origin]

wonk

(wɒŋk)

n. Slang. 1. a student who studies intensively; grind. 2. a person who studies a subject or issue in an excessively assiduous and thorough manner: a policy wonk. [1960–65, Amer.; of uncertain orig.]
Thesaurus
Noun1.wonk - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studiouswonk - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studiousdweeb, grind, nerd, swotassimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
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wonk

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wonk

(wɔŋk)1. n. an earnest student. (Collegiate.) Yes, you could call Martin a wonk. In fact, he’s the classic wonk. 2. n. a bureaucrat; a flunky. The State Department policy wonks were up all night putting together the report.

wonk

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wonk

An individual who studies a subject in great depth. It often refers to technical disciplines such as computers and science and is thus synonymous with "geek." However, a "policy wonk" is a person who is deeply involved in government programs. See geek.
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WONKWithout Normal Knowledge
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