Rip Van Winkle

noun

/ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/

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单词	Rip Van Winkle
释义	Rip Van Winkle noun /ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/ /ˌrɪp væn ˈwɪŋkl/ jump to other results a person who is surprised to find how much the world has changed over a period of time More Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sources Alice in Wonderland Casanova Cassandra Don Juan Dorian Gray Falstaffian Frankenstein Jekyll and Hyde Lilliputian Lothario Orwellian Pandora’s box Peter Pan Pied Piper Pollyanna Rip Van Winkle Ruritanian Scrooge Shangri-La Sherlock Stepford Wife Svengali Tweedledum and Tweedledee Utopia Walter Mitty Word OriginFrom 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.
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