nerd

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nerd /nɜːd $ nɜːrd/ noun [countableC] informal

1 BORINGsomeone who seems only interested in computers and other technical things – used to show disapproval 计算机迷；对〔其他技术〕着迷的人〔含贬义〕 SYN geek

a computer nerd

计算机迷

2. someone who seems very boring and unfashionable, and is not good in social situations 乏味落伍的人

—nerdy adjectiveadj

nerdy glasses

样式落伍的眼镜

Examples from the Corpus

nerd• His compatriots from the rebel days now thought him a nerd.• She says a dweeb is a nerd.• Matt was such a nerd in high school.• Kids called me Four Eyes, geek, and nerd.• What did I read somewhere, after twenty-five years the class nerd is still the class nerd?• a computer nerd• What used to be a subject of interest only to computer nerds was on the front page of every business paper.• When we started out, our concerts were mostly attended by the early music nerds, who were basically geeks like us.• A true nerd, is Arthur.

computer nerd• The mar-ket for electronic shopping may not be computer nerds but the elderly.• Number people, and especially computer nerds, thrive in that muck.• What used to be a subject of interest only to computer nerds was on the front page of every business paper.

From Longman Business Dictionary

nerdnerd /nɜːdnɜːrd/ noun [countableC] informal

someone who knows a lot about a technical subject, usually computers, but who is not good at communicating with peopleSYN GEEK

The big market for internet shopping may be not computer nerds but the elderly.

—nerdish (also nerdy) adjectiveadj

nerdish hackers

Origin nerd

(1900-2000) Probably from nerd, name of a strange creature in If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss, U.S. children's writer

nerd noun

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