Bookworm Meaning in English

word

US

ˈbʊˌkwɝm

BUUK-werm

UK

bˈʊkwɜːm

BUUK-wurm

التعريف

A person who loves reading and spends a lot of time with books.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often informal and friendly, 'bookworm' describes someone who reads a lot, sometimes instead of doing social activities. Not usually insulting. Frequently used by or about children and adults alike.

• Spanish: ratón de biblioteca - amante de los libros
• Portuguese (BR): ratinho de biblioteca - devorador de livros
• Portuguese (PT): rato de biblioteca - amante de livros
• Chinese (Simplified): 书呆子 - 爱书的人
• Chinese (Traditional): 書呆子 - 愛書的人
• Hindi: पुस्तक प्रेमी - किताबों का कीड़ा
• Arabic: محب الكتب - دودة كتب
• Bengali: পাঠাপিপাসু - বইপোকা
• Russian: книголюб - книжный червь
• Japanese: 本の虫
• Vietnamese: mọt sách
• Korean: 책벌레
• Turkish: kitap kurdu
• Urdu: کتابوں کا کیڑا
• Indonesian: kutu buku

جمل نموذجية

My sister is a real bookworm.

basic

He became a bookworm in school.

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Are you a bookworm?

basic

You’ll always find a bookworm in the library after school.

natural

Don’t mind him, he’s just a bookworm lost in another story.

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My friends tease me for being a bookworm, but I love it!

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