eggheads
n.蛋头,书呆子:指过于关注学术或理论知识而忽视实际问题的人。
例句
The committee was dominated by self-important eggheads.
委员会被一群妄自尊大的书呆子控制着。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
He had been chosen mostly for his car; it was the most reliable motor the eggheads had.
他之所以被选中,很大程度上是因为他的汽车——这是当时知识分子中最棒的汽车。
But the academic buzz around the subject isn't just a case of eggheads rationalizing their slothfulness.
但围绕这个主题进行的学术讨论并不是一群学究在试图合理化他们的怠惰。