yawn

单词音标

yawn音标[jɒ:n]

汉语翻译

n. 哈欠

vi. 打哈欠, 裂开

vt. 打着哈欠说

相关词组:

with a yawn

词型变化

名词:yawner动词过去式:yawned过去分词:yawned现在分词:yawning第三人称单数:yawns

英语解释

名词 yawn:

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

同义词：yawning, oscitance, oscitancy

动词 yawn:

utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

be wide open

同义词：gape, yaw

例句

His long boring story made me yawn.

他的冗长的故事听得我直打呵欠。

I gave a loud yawn, but he just kept on talking.

我大声打了个呵欠，可他还是不停地讲下去。

详细解释

yawn

v.（动词）

yawned,yawn.ing,yawns

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom.

打哈欠：因疲倦、因顿或无聊而不由自主地张大嘴深吸气

To open wide; gape:

张开；裂开：

例句：

The chasm yawned at our feet.

陷坑在我们的脚下裂开

v.tr.（及物动词）

To utter wearily, while or as if while yawning:

打着哈欠说：当打着哈欠或似乎打哈欠时，疲倦地说话：

例句：

yawned his disapproval of the silly venture.

对那愚蠢的冒险行动表示意兴阑珊

n.（名词）

The act of yawning.

打哈欠：打哈欠的动作

A fatigued or bored response.

哈欠：疲乏的或厌烦的反应

Informal One that provokes yawns; a bore:

【非正式用语】 让人打哈欠的事（人）；乏味的事（人）：

例句：

The movie was nothing more than one big yawn.

这部电影只能令人哈欠连天

来源：

Middle English yanen

中古英语 yanen

alteration of yonen, yenen

yonen的变化, yenen

from Old English geonian

源自 古英语 geonian

【引伸】

yawn.er

n.（名词）