音标:[jɔ:nz] ;
n. 乏味或枯燥的事物( yawn的名词复数 )
v. 打呵欠( yawn的第三人称单数 ); 张开, 裂开
n an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
v utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
v be wide open

yawn的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. His long boring story made me yawn.他的冗长的故事听得我直打呵欠。
  2. He closed the book, yawned, and went to bed.他合起书, 打了个呵欠, 然后上床睡觉了。
  3. The deep crevasse yawned at their feet.他们脚下的冰川有一道深深的裂缝。
用作名词(n.)
  1. I gave a loud yawn, but he just kept on talking.我大声打了个呵欠,可他还是不停地讲下去。
  2. He stretched himself with a yawn.他打了个呵欠伸了伸懒腰。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. He yawned and fell asleep.他打着呵欠睡着了。
  2. He yawned heavily.他打了个大呵欠。
  3. She yawned during the lecture.她听讲座时一直在打呵欠。
  4. The hole yawned before him.他面前有个豁开的洞口。
  5. A great gap yawned between the rocks.在岩石间有个大豁口。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The boy yawned a reply.那个男孩打着呵欠回答。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • yawn a reply打着呵欠回答
~+副词
  • yawn drowsily昏昏欲睡地打着呵欠
  • yawn ferociously使劲地打着呵欠
  • yawn furtively〔secretly〕偷偷地打着呵欠
  • yawn heavily深深地打呵欠
  • yawn lazily懒惰地打着呵欠
  • yawn loudly大声打呵欠
  • yawn prodigiously惊人地打着呵欠
  • yawn publicly在众人面前打呵欠
  • yawn widely嘴张得大大地打呵欠
  • yawn out打着呵欠说
~+介词
  • yawn for为…张大嘴
  • yawn over在…时打呵欠

经典引文

  • Now gapes the graves, and through their yawnes let loose Imprison'd spirits.

    出自:J. Marston
  • When the silent tomb shall yawn..I shall be ready for burial; not before.

    出自:Dickens
  • Great fogs yawned beyond stone walls along the precipices.

    出自:J. Kerouac
  • The..writing desk..yawned open, too overflowing to close.

    出自:E. Bowen
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