wonk

[wɔŋk]

n. <俚>书呆子, 死用功的学生

n.

【美】【口】刻苦用功的学生; 工作十分卖力的人

wonk

wonk[wʌŋk]n.1.■政策专家2.■[俚语]书呆子；死用功的学生3.■[澳大利亚俚语]带脂粉气的男子；同性恋男子vi.1.■讨论政策2.■[俚语]啃书本，读死书

1. (N. Amer. informal, derogatory)a studious or hard-working person
   (北美，非正式，贬)死记硬背的人；刻苦用功的人
   any kid with an interest in science was a wonk.
   对科学有兴趣的孩子都是刻苦用功的人。
   ■a person who takes an excessive interest in minor details of political policy
   过分关注政策的人
   he is a policy wonk in tune with a younger generation of voters.
   他是个关心时政的人，适合年轻一代选举人的口味。
   
2. (Nautical slang)an incompetent or inexperienced sailor, especially a naval cadet
   (航海 俚)没经验的水手（尤指海军学员）
   

1. 1920s: of unknown origin
   

wonk

名词 wonk:

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively

同义词：swot, grind, nerd, dweeb

wonk

■Michale turn out to be a wonk for passing the test.

为了通过这次考试，麦克当了一回特别用功的学生。

■For a dedicated policy wonk, he also spends a lot of time on television.

他不光热衷于钻研政策，同时他还会花很多时间来关注电视。

■But Mr Policy Wonk's case sounds worryingly persuasive.

但令人担忧的是，政策一根筋先生的理由听上去很有说服力。

■For me, one of the things I try to do is to take the wonk out of all of this, bring it down to a very simple thing that everybody can relate to.

对我而言，我尝试去做的事情之一是把这些事物里最有卖相的一面挑出来，把它变成一个很简单又可让每个人都瞭解的东西。

■the President's chief economic policy wonk

总统的首席经济问题策士

■To keep up on these and other topics in the world of science policy--or to submit a tip of your own--visit ScienceInsider.Your inner wonk will thank you.

想要了解这些以及地球上其他的科学热点问题，或是表达你的观点，科学线人无疑是个选择。

■I was both a political animal and a policy wonk, always eager to meet new people and explore new ideas.

我是一个搞政治的动物，也是一个政策研究者，总渴望会见以前未见过的人，探索新的理念。

■For Mr Policy Wonk, emerging market risks have risen the most since the last stability report came out during the worst of the crisis in October.

政策一根筋先生认为，自去年10月在经济危机最严重时发布了上一份稳定报告以来，新兴市场的风险加剧最为显著。

■This paper introduces the use,construotion,wonk principle and using effect on the air noiseless filter of combined type.

本文介绍组合式空气消声过滤器的用途、结构、工作原理和使用效果。

■With the calm, almost eerie self-assurance common among top pilots, Collins is an aeronautics wonk in khaki pants and beige pumps.

柯林斯具备一流飞行员中常见的沉着自信，这种自信几乎让人迷惑不解。

■9、There is no substitute bard wonk.

没有什么能代替实干。

■And Mr Edwards, who has made a point of turning himself into a policy wonk, can be expected to join in the pulverising.

而通过立论转变成政策分析者形象的约翰.爱德华兹，也被期待加入到这场摧毁计划当中。

■policy wonk

职业政治家

■Part policy wonk, part showman, part charmer, he works on causes like ending extreme poverty in Africa.

部分是政治分析家，部分是表演者，部分是人气偶像，他致力于终结非洲赤贫之类的目标。