book-smart

adjective
🔊/ˈbʊk smɑːt/
🔊/ˈbʊk smɑːrt/
(North American English, becoming old-fashioned, often disapproving)
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  1. having a lot of academic knowledge learned from books and studying, but not necessarily knowing much about people and living in the real world书本知识丰富的;书呆子的
    • He's book-smart but he's got no common sense.他学究气十足,但缺乏常识。🔊🔊
    • book-smart people with no social skills没有社交技能的聪明人
    compare street-smart