专业释义英英释义
yawning [ 'jɔ:niŋ ]
-
n.
an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
"the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"
- adj.
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
yawn /jɔːn/ CET4 TEM4 ( yawning, yawned, yawns )
-
1.
V-I If you yawn, you open your mouth very wide and breathe in more air than usual, often when you are tired or when you are not interested in something. 打哈欠
例：She yawned, and stretched lazily.
她打了个哈欠，伸了个懒腰。
-
2.
N-COUNT Yawn is also a noun. 哈欠
例：Rosanna stifled a huge yawn.
罗莎娜忍住了一个大哈欠。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
-
She turned luxuriantly on her side, yawning.
她打着呵欠，舒适地转身侧向一边。
-
He stood yawning, his pyjama jacket gaping open.
他敞开睡衣站着打呵欠。
-
He called, yawning and rubbing his eyes.
他打着哈欠，揉着眼睛，喊道。
-
and the USA Today newspaper said there is "a yawning need for clarity" and warned against trying to use half-measures to achieve important goals.
VOA: standard.2009.09.22
-
We can't keep shifting a growing burden to future generations. With each passing year, health care costs consume a larger share of our nation's spending, and contribute to yawning deficits that we cannot control,".
VOA: standard.2009.06.13
应用推荐