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单词 rip van winkle
释义 rip van win·kle
\ˌripˌvanˈwiŋkəl\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized R&V&W
Etymology: after Rip Van Winkle, fictional ne'er-do-well in the Catskill mountains of New York state in colonial days who slept for 20 years, as portrayed in a story of The Sketch Book (1820) by Washington Irving died 1859 American writer
: someone not alert to current conditions
 < some Rip Van Winkle in an obscure corner … who has read nothing for four years — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
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