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单词 yokel
释义
yokelyo‧kel /ˈjəʊkəl $ ˈjoʊ-/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINyokel
Origin:
1800-1900 Perhaps from yokel ‘green woodpecker’
Examples
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  • And then we could have dances - grown-up ones, for the yokels and their sweethearts.
  • Nature alone can not influence an unschooled yokel.
  • The place looked clean and secure, the yokels doltish but harmless.
  • Who but Ashton would have thought of giving this country yokel so delicate a movement?
someone who comes from the countryside, seems stupid, and does not know much about modern life, ideas etc – used humorously
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