Yawn
[ jɔn ]
第3级
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vi. 打呵欠;张开，裂开;<文学>张开大口;
n. 呵欠;无聊的人或事;裂口;
📝 例句
stifle laughter [a yawn]
忍住笑 [呵欠]
He got up with a stretch and a yawn.
他起来后伸伸懒腰，打个呵欠。
He gave a yawn and then fell asleep.
他打了个呵欠，然后就睡觉了。
Mr. Walsh yawned over the evening papers.
华尔希先生一边看晚报一边打呵欠。
Don't yawn in company.
在客人面前别打呵欠。
🌱 联想助记
【串】dawn(黎明)诞(谐音),lawn(草坪)烂(谐音),yawn(打个哈欠)表示厌(谐音)
【记】※ ya-拼音“鸭”,wn-拼音“无奈”:鸭子无奈地打呵欠
※ lawn-草地,yawn-打呵欠:躺在松软草坪上,睡意连连打呵欠
※ ya-拼音“鸭”,wn-拼音“温暖”:鸭子在温暖的天气里更容易打呵欠
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
yawn
v[I]
1 take (usu involuntarily) a deep breath with the mouth wide open, as when sleepy or bored 打哈欠.
2 (of large holes, etc) be wide open （指大洞穴等）张开, 裂开
The deep crevasse yawned at their feet. 他们脚下的冰川有一道深深的裂缝.
a yawning chasm 地上裂开的大坑
(fig 比喻) a yawning gap between the rich and poor in our society 我们社会中贫富之间的鸿沟. yawn, n
1 act of yawning (yawn v 1) 哈欠.
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml derog 口, 贬) uninteresting or boring thing 乏味的或枯燥的事物
The meeting was one big yawn from start to finish. 那会议自始至终十分无聊.
🎯 考研助记
“仰”（谐音）面朝天打 呵欠 -awn 黎明诞（谐音）(dawn)， 草坪烂(谐音)(lawn),打个 哈欠(yawn)表示厌（谐音）
🔁 扩展释义
*[jɒ:n]n. 哈欠vi. 打哈欠, 裂开vt. 打着哈欠说相关词组: with a yawn
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Which speech are you going to?
你打算去听哪个报告呢？
The question was, which one?
问题是，哪一种气体导致火灾呢？
So your aunt was a wealthy woman?
那么你伯母就是一位富有的女人了？