gearhead
noun [ C ] mainly US informal uk/ˈɡɪə.hed/ us/ˈɡɪr.hed/
（指对汽车或新科技设备着迷的）设备发烧友
someone who is very interested in machines and how they work, especially cars and other vehicles
Ed was a gearhead who liked to restore classic automobiles. 艾德是一个爱好修复经典汽车的设备发烧友。
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- He is a gearhead who owns and flies his own small plane.
- He is fascinated by the ancient steam boiler. "I've always been a gearhead," he says.
- The artist is a selfdescribed "gearhead" and his lifelong interest in engines shows in some of his sculptures.
- Fast RAM is almost never worth the money, unless you're a dedicated gamer or gearhead.
- The company has the engineering and computer power, plus legions of brilliant gearhead programmers, that it needs to succeed.