yawning

英 ['jɔːnɪŋ] 美 ['jɔːnɪŋ]

• n. 打呵欠
• adj. 裂开的；打哈欠的
• 动词yawn的现在分词形式.

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"
   

Adjective:

1. gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something;

   "the yawning mine shaft"
   "a yawning abyss"
   

2. with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness;

   "a yawning congregation"
   

3. showing lack of attention or boredom;

   "the yawning congregation"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Yawning is a sign that you are sleepy or tired.
   打呵欠表示你困了或是累了。
2. The researchers found that those who breathed through the nose rather than the mouth were less likely to yawn when watching a video of other people yawning.
   研究人员发现，在看别人打呵欠的视频时，用鼻子呼吸的人比用口腔呼吸的人打呵欠的几率要小。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Although we associate yawning with sleepiness and boredom, its function appears to be to wake us up.
   虽然我们把打哈欠与睡意和厌倦联系在一起，但打哈欠的作用似乎是使人清醒。
2. If you draw up on a coffee cup is yawning mouth, a cup of coffee ready when you wake up the brain when people see the cup but you will increase the hardship of Italy.
   如果在咖啡杯上画上一张正在打哈欠的嘴，当你喝咖啡准备醒醒脑子的时候，别人看到你的杯子却会增加困意。

词汇搭配

• yawning moment 方向力矩
• frequent yawning 欠, 数欠

近反义词

【近义词】

• deep 深的
• cavernous 似巨穴的
• gaping 张开的
• wide 广泛的
• open 开着的
• vast 巨大的
• drowsy 昏昏欲睡的
• oscitancy 打呵欠
• oscitant 打哈欠的
• yawn 打呵欠