yawn 音标拼音: [j'ɔn]
n . 哈欠
vi . 打哈欠,张口
vt . 打着哈欠说 ; [口] 令人生厌的人(物)
哈欠打哈欠,张口打着哈欠说 ; [口] 令人生厌的人(物)
yawn n 1 :
an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth ;
usually triggered by fatigue or boredom ; "
he could not suppress a yawn "; "
the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop "; "
he apologized for his oscitancy " [
synonym :
{
yawn }, {
yawning }, {
oscitance }, {
oscitancy }]
v 1 :
utter a yawn ,
as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired ;
"
The child yawned during the long performance "
2 :
be wide open ; "
the deep gaping canyon " [
synonym : {
gape }, {
yawn },
{
yaw }]
Yawn \
Yawn \,
n .
1 .
An involuntary act ,
excited by drowsiness ,
etc .,
consisting of a deep and long inspiration following several successive attempts at inspiration ,
the mouth ,
fauces ,
etc .,
being wide open .
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1913 Webster ]
One person yawning in company will produce a spontaneous yawn in all present . --
N .
Chipman .
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2 .
The act of opening wide ,
or of gaping . --
Addison .
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3 .
A chasm ,
mouth ,
or passageway . [
R .]
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Now gape the graves ,
and trough their yawns let loose Imprisoned spirits . --
Marston .
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Yawn \
Yawn \ (
y [
add ]
n ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Yawned };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Yawning }.] [
OE .
yanien , [
yogh ]
anien ,
ganien ,
gonien ,
AS .
g [=
a ]
nian ;
akin to ginian to yawn ,
g [
imac ]
nan to yawn ,
open wide ,
G .
g [
aum ]
hnen to yawn ,
OHG .
gin [=
e ]
n ,
gein [=
o ]
n ,
Icel .
g [
imac ]
na to yawn ,
gin the mouth ,
OSlav .
zijati to yawn ,
L .
hiare to gape ,
yawn ;
and perhaps to E .
begin ,
cf .
Gr .
cheia `
a hole . [
root ]
47b .
Cf .
Begin ,
Gin to begin ,
{
Hiatus }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
1 .
To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness ,
dullness ,
or fatigue ;
to gape ;
to oscitate . "
The lazy ,
yawning drone ." --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
And while above he spends his breath ,
The yawning audience nod beneath . --
Trumbull .
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2 .
To open wide ;
to gape ,
as if to allow the entrance or exit of anything .
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1913 Webster ]
'
t is now the very witching time of night ,
When churchyards yawn . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
To open the mouth ,
or to gape ,
through surprise or bewilderment . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
To be eager ;
to desire to swallow anything ;
to express desire by yawning ;
as ,
to yawn for fat livings . "
One long ,
yawning gaze ." --
Landor .
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1913 Webster ]
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
yawn ":
aperture ,
boredom ,
broaching ,
cavity ,
chasm ,
check ,
clearing ,
cleft ,
crack ,
dehisce ,
dehiscence ,
disclosure ,
doldrums ,
doze ,
drowse ,
ennui ,
fenestra ,
fistula ,
fontanel ,
foramen ,
gap ,
gape ,
gaping ,
gat ,
gulf ,
hang open ,
hiatus ,
hole ,
hollow ,
inlet ,
interval ,
lacuna ,
laying open ,
leak ,
nap ,
opening ,
opening up ,
orifice ,
oscitancy ,
oscitate ,
oscitation ,
outlet ,
pandiculation ,
passageway ,
pore ,
slot ,
snooze ,
space ,
split ,
stoma ,
the gapes ,
throwing open ,
uncorking ,
unstopping ,
yaw ,
yawning
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