Rip van Winkle

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE Online朗文 5++ˌRip van ˈWinkle  the main character in a story by Washington Irving, who sleeps for 20 years and finds that the world has changed a lot when he wakes upRip Van WinkleVan Winkle, Rip   → see Rip van WinkleRip Van WinkleWinkle, Rip Van   → see Rip van Winkle

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Rip van Winkle
ˌRip van ˈWinkle
the main character in a story by Washington Irving, who sleeps for 20 years and finds that the world has changed a lot when he wakes up

Rip Van WinkleBrE /ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/ 🔊 nouna person who is surprised to find how much the world has changed over a period of time 对世界变化之大感到惊讶的人；李伯

civil disobedience, demonstrate, hunger strike, march, occupy, placard, protest, riot, sabotage, uprising

ORIGIN From the name of a character in a short story by the US writer Washington Irving. He sleeps for 20 years and wakes up to find that the world has completely changed. 源自美国作家华盛顿 · 欧文所著短篇小说中的人物瑞普 · 凡 · 温克尔，他沉睡 20 年后醒来，发现世间发生了天翻地覆的变化。