yawn
UK [jɔ:n] US [jɑ:n] verb intransitive
ADVANCED
■to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when tired or bored 打哈欠•I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.我不停打哈欠——肯定是累了。
UK [jɔ:n] US [jɑ:n] noun
countable
■an act of yawning 哈欠•Her eyes watered as she tried to stifle (= stop) a yawn.她强忍着不打哈欠，眼泪都出来了。 a yawn only singular informal
■something or someone that is very boring 乏味的事物（或人）•We have to go to dinner with Simon's boss on Saturday which is a bit of a yawn.我们星期六得跟赛门的老板一起去吃晚餐，真是有点乏味。 |