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yawnHjC:n, $jB:nv [I]to open the mouth wide and deeply breathe in and out without conscious effort, usually when tired or bored打哈欠I can't stop yawning--I must be tired.我无法停止打哈欠----我一定是累了。Every few minutes he stopped to yawn and stretch.每隔几分钟他就停下来打哈欠，伸懒腰。I think she bored him--he didn't stop yawning the whole time she was talking to him!我想她使他厌烦了----她对他讲话的整个过程中他一直都在打哈欠。(fig.) There exists nowadays a yawning (= very large) gap between fashion and style.如今流行与风格之间存在着一条巨大的鸿沟。(fig.) As Finance Minister he is going to have to find a way to decrease the yawning (= very large) budget deficit.作为财政部长，他将不得不找个办法来减少巨额的预算赤字。
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