yawn
v[I]
1 take (usu involuntarily) a deep breath with the mouth wide open, as when sleepy or bored 打哈欠.
2 (of large holes, etc) be wide open (指大洞穴等)张开, 裂开
The deep crevasse yawned at their feet. 他们脚下的冰川有一道深深的裂缝.
a yawning chasm 地上裂开的大坑
(fig 比喻) a yawning gap between the rich and poor in our society 我们社会中贫富之间的鸿沟. yawn, n
1 act of yawning (yawn v 1) 哈欠.
2 (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml derog 口, 贬) uninteresting or boring thing 乏味的或枯燥的事物
The meeting was one big yawn from start to finish. 那会议自始至终十分无聊.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
Start by making a list of all the types of books that you enjoy reading in Chinese.
首先列出一个清单,把你喜欢读的各类中文书都开列出来。
Before he returned to India, he decided to live as a poor man and not to possess wealth.