geek
geek — noun
1. a person who enjoys studying technical or academic subjects and is seen by other
a person who enjoys studying technical or academic subjects and is seen by others as unfashionable or awkward in social situations
During lunch breaks at school, the other students often made fun of Minh for being a geek.
passive construction: made fun of [someone] for being a geek
Getting top marks in every subject only made Mira feel more like a geek among her classmates.
comparative structure: feel more like a geek
Marco, who wore thick glasses and carried a calculator everywhere, was seen as the geek of the class.
The teachers admired Jiwoo's intelligence, but some of her classmates treated her like a geek.
Faisal tried to join a conversation about fashion but was dismissed as a geek by the other boys.
- nerd
very similar but slightly more about intense academic focus than social awkwardness; 'geek' carries a stronger outsider connotation
- dork
more playful and less harsh; often used among friends rather than as a serious insult
- bookworm
only captures the love of reading, not the social awkwardness or technical interests
- popular kid
someone who is socially accepted and admired by peers
- social butterfly
someone who excels at social interactions and moves easily between groups
文法句型
[determiner] + geek
be + a + geek
call/treat/see + someone + as + a + geek
用法筆記
Can be offensive depending on tone and context. This sense is often used by others to label someone rather than as a self-identifier, though close friends may use it playfully.
常見錯誤
2. a person who has an extremely strong interest in a specific activity, topic, or
a person who has an extremely strong interest in a specific activity, topic, or field and spends a lot of time learning or practising it
Jenna is a total computer geek who spends her weekends building websites and fixing old laptops.
collocation: computer geek
Aylin, a self-described history geek, can name every British monarch in order without looking it up.
compound noun: history geek
The company hired Soraya because they needed a data geek who could make sense of their sales numbers.
Élise is such a film geek that she has watched every movie that won the Best Picture award since 1990.
Diya's friends call her a language geek because she enjoys learning grammar rules in her spare time.
- enthusiast
more neutral and formal; does not carry the identity-label weight or informal tone of 'geek'
- buff
similar but leans toward leisure knowledge (film buff, wine buff) rather than technical or academic expertise
- expert
emphasises formal or professional-level knowledge more than personal passion or hobby
- novice
someone who is new to a field and lacks deep knowledge
- casual observer
someone with a light or passing interest rather than deep engagement
文法句型
[field noun] + geek
be + a + [field] + geek
用法筆記
Almost always combines with a preceding noun specifying the field (computer geek, film geek, history geek). This sense is generally positive or neutral and is commonly used as a self-identifier, unlike Sense 1.