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yawn

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♠ yawn / jɔːn /
◙ verb [V]
1. to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply through it, usually because you are tired or bored
• 打哈欠:
»He stood up, stretched and yawned.
  他站起身来,伸了个懒腰,打了个哈欠。
2. (of a large hole or an empty space 大的洞穴或空间) to be very wide and often frightening and difficult to get across
• 非常宽；难以逾越
【SYN】 gape :
»A crevasse yawned at their feet.
  他们的脚下是一条张开大口的裂缝。
»(figurative) There's a yawning gap between rich and poor.
  贫富之间有一条鸿沟。◙

noun
1. an act of yawning
• 哈欠:
»She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested.
  她又忍住了哈欠,竭力显出感兴趣的样子。
2. [usually sing.] (informal) a boring event, idea, etc.
• 乏味的事情；令人厌烦的观点(等):
»The meeting was six big yawn from start to finish.
  这个会议自始至终都无聊透顶。

Yawn Wide ♠ Yawn / Jɔːn / ◙ Verb [V] Open Mouth Breathe Deeply