yawn
verb
noun
jɔːn
verb
1
to
open
your
mouth
wide
and
breathe
in
deeply
because
you
are
tired
or
bored
打呵欠
Alan
stretched
and
yawned.
艾伦伸了伸懒腰，打了个呵欠。
2
yawning gap/gulf/chasm (between sth)
a
very
large
difference
between
two
groups,
things,
or
people
（两者之间的）巨大差距
the
yawning
gap
between
the
two
parties
两个党派之间的鸿沟
the
yawning
gulf
between
the
rich
and
the
poor
巨大的贫富差距
3
to
be
or
become
wide
open,
especially
in
a
frightening
way
[文] 张得很开; 豁开〔尤指令人恐惧的〕
literary
The
pit
yawned
open
in
front
of
them.
那深坑在他们面前张着大口。
yawning
gap/hole
etc
the
yawning
gap
between
the
two
cliffs
两个悬崖之间的巨大豁口
noun
4
an
act
of
yawning
呵欠
C
Kay
shook
her
head
and
stifled
a
yawn
(=tried
to
stop
yawning)
.
凯晃晃脑袋，忍住了呵欠。
5
a yawn
someone
or
something
that
is
boring
[非正式] 乏味的人 （事物 ）
informal
The
party
was
a
big
yawn.
这次聚会乏味透了。