英语词汇“propeller、head”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

propeller-head

释义

propeller-head, n. slang (orig. U.S., freq. mildly derogatory).
Brit. |prəˈpɛləhɛd|, U.S. |prəˈpɛlərˌ(h)ɛd|
[‹ propeller n. + head n.¹, apparently with reference to the wearing of a beanie hat with a propeller on top, as popularized by science-fiction enthusiasts as an ironic affectation.]
A person, often one regarded as unsociable or boring, who is extremely knowledgeable about or devoted to a subject, esp. a technological subject; a ‘nerd’.
1983Santa-Barbara (Calif.) News-Press 14 July b9/1 He could also be a memorabilia nut who has nothing to do with the real world—we call them ‘propellor-heads’.1986Dun's Business Month (Nexis) Mar. 56 The image of the contract worker is of a ‘propeller head’, as they're called at Lotus.1995Wired Aug. 119/1 A propellerhead bragging about his way-cool high-tech toys.2001National Post (Toronto) 31 May c2/5 Roth, the engineer-turned-executive, transformed Nortel into a networking equipment powerhouse... A propeller head is no longer the choice to lead the company.

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