bookworm; pedant
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bookworm; pedant; a person who only knows book learning without practical sense
derogatoryOften used in a mildly derogatory way to describe someone who is overly theoretical and lacks practical experience or social skills.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
shū书
dāi呆
zi子
，
lián连
dēng灯
pào泡
dōu都
bú不
huì会
huàn换
。
He is such a bookworm that he doesn't even know how to change a lightbulb.
Bú不
yào要
zuò做
shū书
dāi呆
zi子
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
bǎ把
zhī知
shi识
yìng应
yòng用
dào到
shí实
jiàn践
zhōng中
。
Don't be a pedant; you need to learn how to apply knowledge to practice.
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Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jué觉
de得
nà那
gè个
lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
shì是
gè个
kě可
ài爱
de的
shū书
dāi呆
zi子
。
Everyone thinks that old professor is a lovable bookworm.