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yawn

释义

yawn

adjectiveinformal

1
boring; tedious
We all know how yawn things are when you’ve rehearsed them.
So far, so yawn.
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United Kingdom on 26/07/2018
Open Dictionary - July2018

Adjective☞yawn

yawn

noun countable

UK /jɔːn/

Word Forms

singular	yawn
plural	yawns

1
an act of opening your mouth wide and taking a big breath, usually because you are tired or bored
Melissa gave a yawn.
Stifling a yawn, he tried to look interested.
Synonyms and related words
The mouth and throat
Adam’s apple
agape
corner
2
spokensomeone or something that is boring
The movie was a complete yawn.
Synonyms and related words
Boring places and things
bore
backwater
yawn
Synonyms and related words
People who are old-fashioned or do not like change
a broken record
anorak
bogan

yawn

noun countable

US /jɔn/

Word Forms

singular	yawn
plural	yawns

1
an act of opening your mouth wide and taking a big breath, usually because you are tired or bored
Stifling a yawn, he tried to look interested.
Synonyms and related words
The mouth and throat
Adam’s apple
agape
corner
2
spokensomeone or something that is boring
The movie was a complete yawn.
Synonyms and related words
Boring places and things
bore
backwater
yawn
Synonyms and related words
People who are old-fashioned or do not like change
a broken record
anorak
bore

yawn

verb intransitive

UK /jɔːn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	yawn
he/she/it	yawns
present participle	yawning
past tense	yawned
past participle	yawned

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to open your mouth wide and take a big breath, usually because you are tired or bored
Oh, excuse me; I can’t stop yawning.
Synonyms and related words
To use or to move the mouth or throat
clear your throat
dribble
drool
2
mainly literaryto become or to be very wide
Synonyms and related words
To become larger
grow
expand
swell

yawn

verb intransitive

US /jɔn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	yawn
he/she/it	yawns
present participle	yawning
past tense	yawned
past participle	yawned

1
Sound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬to open your mouth wide and take a big breath, usually because you are tired or bored
Synonyms and related words
To use or to move the mouth or throat
clear your throat
dribble
drool
2
mainly literaryto become or to be very wide
Synonyms and related words
To become larger
grow
expand
swell

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