yawn

英 [jɔːn] 美 [jɔːn]

• v. 打呵欠；张开
• n. 呵欠；<口>乏味的人（事）

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. & vt. 打呵欠

   take a deep breath with the mouth wide open as sleepy or bored

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 裂开，豁开
2. 打哈欠，打呵欠
3. 张开（口），张着大口
4. 打着呵欠说，打着呵欠表示，打着哈欠说

n. 名词

1. 呵欠，哈欠
2. 凹口，裂口，豁口，裂缝，间隙，裂开
3. <口>乏味或枯燥的人或事物
4. 令人厌烦的观点或人，讨厌的人
5. 张开大口

英英释义

Noun:

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

   "he could not suppress a yawn"
   "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"
   "he apologized for his oscitancy"
   

Verb:

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

   "The child yawned during the long performance"
   

2. be wide open;

   "the deep gaping canyon"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. His long boring story made me yawn.
   他的冗长的故事听得我直打呵欠。
2. He closed the book, yawned, and went to bed.
   他合起书, 打了个呵欠, 然后上床睡觉了。
3. The deep crevasse yawned at their feet.
   他们脚下的冰川有一道深深的裂缝。

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。
2. He stretched himself with a yawn.
   他打了个呵欠伸了伸懒腰。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. He yawned and fell asleep.
   他打着呵欠睡着了。
2. He yawned heavily.
   他打了个大呵欠。
3. She yawned during the lecture.
   她听讲座时一直在打呵欠。
4. The hole yawned before him.
   他面前有个豁开的洞口。
5. A great gap yawned between the rocks.
   在岩石间有个大豁口。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The boy yawned a reply.
   那个男孩打着呵欠回答。

经典引文

• Now gapes the graves, and through their yawnes let loose Imprison'd spirits.

  出自： J. Marston

• When the silent tomb shall yawn..I shall be ready for burial; not before.

  出自： Dickens

• Great fogs yawned beyond stone walls along the precipices.

  出自： J. Kerouac

• The..writing desk..yawned open, too overflowing to close.

  出自： E. Bowen

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• yawn a reply 打着呵欠回答

～+副词

• yawn drowsily 昏昏欲睡地打着呵欠
• yawn ferociously 使劲地打着呵欠
• yawn furtively〔secretly〕 偷偷地打着呵欠
• yawn heavily 深深地打呵欠
• yawn lazily 懒惰地打着呵欠
• yawn loudly 大声打呵欠
• yawn prodigiously 惊人地打着呵欠
• yawn publicly 在众人面前打呵欠
• yawn widely 嘴张得大大地打呵欠
• yawn out 打着呵欠说

～+介词

• yawn for 为…张大嘴
• yawn over 在…时打呵欠

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. yawn的基本意思是“打呵欠”,指由于困乏或不耐心而表现出的把嘴张得大大地,深深地、慢慢地呼吸。引申可指“张开,裂开”。
2. yawn一般用作不及物动词。偶尔也用作及物动词,后接名词作宾语。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的ginian，意为打哈欠。

近反义词

【近义词】

• gape 裂口
• bore 使厌烦
• drag 拖
• nonevent 大肆宣扬即将来临而结果未...
• stretch 伸展
• sigh 叹气
• nod 点头
• drowse 打瞌睡
• split 分裂
• fly open 突然打开
• gap 缺口
• yaw (船、飞机等)偏航...
• oscitancy 打呵欠
• yawning 打呵欠