单词 | yawn |
释义 | yawn/jɔ:n, AmE jɔ:rn/ vi & n vi (1)打哈欠(open the mouth wide and take a breath when tired or bored)[I]:~and fall asleep 打哈欠继而入睡;She~ed all during his lecture.他讲演时她一直在打哈欠。He~ed widely.他张大嘴打着哈欠。 (2)裂(豁)开(open wide)[I][不用 prog]:The hole/A wide gorge~ed open in front of us (beneath our feet). 那个洞/一条宽阔的峡谷出现在我们眼前(脚下)。a~ing chasm/crack 一个张着大口的深渊/裂缝;a~ing gap between the rich and poor in society(fig)社会上富贫之间的巨大差别; n (1)哈欠(deep usu involuntary intake of breath through the wide open mouth)[C]:He gave a~of sheer boredom.他打了个哈欠,感到十分厌倦。His~s suggested he was tired and bored.他打了好几个哈欠,表明他又累又烦。 (2)烦人的事或人(boring thing or person)[C,通常sing](infml):He thought the cathedral a big~.他一想到大教堂就烦。(meeting/lecture) be one big~from start to finish (会议/讲座)始终枯燥无味; →′yawnful adj 乏味的 |
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