单词 | yawn |
释义 | Word Frequency yawn(jɔːn) verb 1. (intransitive) to open the mouth wide and take in air deeply, often as in involuntary reaction to tiredness, sleepiness, or boredom 2. (transitive) to express or utter while yawning 3. (intransitive) to be open wide as if threatening to engulf (someone or something) the mine shaft yawned below noun 4. the act or an instance of yawning Derived forms yawner (ˈyawner) noun yawning (ˈyawning) adjective yawningly (ˈyawningly) adverb Word origin Old English gionian; related to Old Saxon ginōn, Old High German ginēn to yawn, Old Norse gjā gap |
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