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单词 yokel
释义
yokel
noun[C]
usuallyhumorous
uk
/ˈjəʊ.kəl/us
/ˈjoʊ.kəl/
astupidorawkwardpersonwholivesin thecountrysideratherthan atown,especiallyone whoseappearanceis in some waystrangeorhumorous:
（尤指外表可笑的）土包子，乡巴佬
Heplaysthecountryyokel in thebutterad.他在黄油广告中扮演乡巴佬。
Synonyms
bumpkininformaldisapproving
hickUSinformaldisapproving
Compare
yahoonouninformal
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(Definition ofyokelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

yokel| American Dictionary

yokel
noun[C]
us
/ˈjoʊ·kəl/
apersonwholivesin anareafarfromcities, is notfamiliarwithcityways, and isthereforeconsideredslightlystupid
Note:
  • This word is offensive
(Definition ofyokelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofyokel

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The recent police planned holiday routes had one major effect in that we local yokels can no longer get about in the lanes which heretofore have been our summer lifelines.
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He chastised the degraded nonsense which country preachers are ramming and hammering intoyokelskulls.
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According to a local legend, customs officials had come across some yokels raking a pond to retrieve some kegs of alcohol.
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He usually portrayed country yokels or simpletons with great gusto and popularity, but he was ambitious to begin a career as a director.
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Theyokelmay be checked, abashed, and undone.
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As a variation, the familiar image of the bearded and barefootyokelwas transformed into that of an anthropomorphic barnyard animal.
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The excise men, thinking they were simple yokels, laughed at them and went on their way.
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Sometimes mocked as a comfortable middle-class series with stereotypical comic yokels, the programme has nonetheless tackled many serious social issues.
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The invader gratuitously left these machines around for the yokels.
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Davis, however, detested his struggling but admirable family being made into comic yokels, and had nothing to do with the radio program.
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Baum claimed that yokels would occasionally recognize him as the author of the novel, corrupting the title as they went.
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Stereotypes such as the dimwittedyokel, and potentially harmful characterizations (such as demonic possession for people with epilepsy) were prominent in social attitudes of the time.
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