yawn學測 L5KK [ˈjɔn] ｜ /ˈjɔn/
哈欠·打哈欠·張著大口;裂開
疲憊、無聊時的常見反應動詞
When Emma yawned in class, her classmates soon started yawning too.
當 Emma 在課堂上打了個哈欠,她的同學們很快也跟著打起哈欠來。
一個畫面：嘴張大深吸一口氣
睏意訊號想睡或無聊時,身體不自覺發出的反應
嘴巴張大嘴巴不由自主張開,深深吸一口氣
裂口張開地面或洞口像嘴巴一樣大大裂開
義項
疲憊哈欠B2noun哈欠
She tried to hide a big yawn behind her hand during the meeting.
她在會議中試著用手遮住一個大大的哈欠。
a big yawnlet out a yawn
課堂哈欠B2verb打哈欠
After staying up all night before the exam, he couldn't stop yawning in class.
熬夜準備段考後,他在課堂上不停打哈欠。
yawn loudlycan't stop yawning
洞穴裂口B2verb張著大口;裂開
A dark cave yawned at the end of the narrow path.
一個漆黑的洞穴在小徑盡頭張著大口。
yawn opena yawning gap
片語
stifle a yawn摀嘴憋住 →忍住不打哈欠
a big yawn誇張哈欠 →一個誇張的大哈欠
yawn widely嘴巴大開 →誇張地張大嘴打哈欠
a yawning gap巨大裂口 →巨大得像裂口的差距
你會不會這樣說？
She let out a big ___ during the boring lecture. (yawn / yarn)
看答案
yawn
yawn 是打哈欠,yarn 是毛線,兩字拼法相近容易混淆。
'A dark cave yawned at the end of the narrow path.' 這裡的 yawned 最接近哪個意思?(A) 打哈欠 (B) 張大口、裂開
看答案
(B)
此句主詞是洞穴不是人,對應「張著大口;裂開」的義項,而非打哈欠。
字族
yawning 打哈欠的;裂口很大的