| 释义 |
yawn /jɔːn/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. 打呵欠，欠伸
He sat up and stretched and yawned. 他坐起身，伸伸懒腰，打了个呵欠。
2. 裂开，豁开
A great gap yawned between the rocks. 岩石间豁开一个大裂口。
❷ vt.
1. 打着呵欠说
yawn a reply 打着呵欠作答
2. 打呵欠致使
He yawned his jaws out of joint. 他打呵欠打得下巴关节脱了臼。
II n.
1. 呵欠，哈欠
He kept giving great yawns. 他连连打着大呵欠。
2. 裂口，豁口；凹口，陷坑
3. 〈口〉乏味的人(或事)
They say my story is a yawn. 他们说我的故事乏味得很。
[< OE gionian;与OS ginōn, OHG ginēn to yawn, ON gia gap 有关] |