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Definition
Bookworm; a person who is always reading or studying.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to someone who spends excessive time reading or studying, often implying a lack of social life or physical activity. While it can be used affectionately, it frequently carries a slightly teasing or critical tone, suggesting the person is out of touch with the real world.
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He always hides in the library being a bookworm.
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Common phrases
to be a bookworm
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply a professional researcher or academic, as the term implies an obsessive or reclusive quality that is not necessarily positive.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
