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bookworm

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Insects
book·worm /ˈbʊkwɜːm $ -wɜːrm/ noun [countable]  1. READsomeone who likes reading very much 极爱读书的人,书虫,书呆子2. HBIan insect that eats books 书蠹,蛀书虫
Examples from the Corpus
bookwormI was a real bookworm when I was a child.an ideal gift for the bookworm in the familyFox never could understand why the bookworm had to read to gain knowledge.
book·worm nounChineseSyllable
someone likes Corpus very much reading who


bookworm
bookworm /ˈbʊkwɜːm $ -wɜːrm/ noun [countable]
1. someone who likes reading very much
2. an insect that eats books


book·wormBrE /ˈbʊkwɜːm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbʊkwɜːrm/ 🔊 nouna person who likes reading very much 极爱读书的人;书迷;书呆子