| 词汇 | yokel |
| 释义 | yokel noun[ C ] usually humorousuk /ˈjəʊ.kəl/ us /ˈjoʊ.kəl/ a stupid or awkward person who lives in the countryside rather than a town, especially one whose appearance is in some way strange or humorous: （尤指外表可笑的）土包子，乡巴佬 He plays the country yokel in the butter ad.他在黄油广告中扮演乡巴佬。 Synonyms bumpkininformaldisapproving hickUSinformaldisapproving Compare yahoonouninformal Towns & regions: the countryside AONB Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty backcountry countrified countryman countrywoman cross-country greenfield greenfield site hillbilly hinterland land redneck rural rusticate rusticity stick upstate wild woodsy yokel | American Dictionaryyokel noun[ C ] us/ˈjoʊ·kəl/ a person who lives in an area far from cities, is not familiar with city ways, and is therefore considered slightly stupid Note:This word is offensive Examples of yokelyokel 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. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He chastised the degraded nonsense which country preachers are ramming and hammering into yokel skulls. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. According to a local legend, customs officials had come across some yokels raking a pond to retrieve some kegs of alcohol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He usually portrayed country yokels or simpletons with great gusto and popularity, but he was ambitious to begin a career as a director. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The yokel may be checked, abashed, and undone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As a variation, the familiar image of the bearded and barefoot yokel was transformed into that of an anthropomorphic barnyard animal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The excise men, thinking they were simple yokels, laughed at them and went on their way. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sometimes mocked as a comfortable middle-class series with stereotypical comic yokels, the programme has nonetheless tackled many serious social issues. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The invader gratuitously left these machines around for the yokels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Davis, however, detested his struggling but admirable family being made into comic yokels, and had nothing to do with the radio program. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Baum claimed that yokels would occasionally recognize him as the author of the novel, corrupting the title as they went. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Stereotypes such as the dimwitted yokel, and potentially harmful characterizations (such as demonic possession for people with epilepsy) were prominent in social attitudes of the time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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