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give a yawn
give a yawn 是常见搭配，相当于动词 yawn，但更强调一次性动作。
She gave a yawn and stretched her arms.
她打了个哈欠，伸了伸胳膊。
哈欠
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
哈欠
an involuntary deep breath taken with the mouth wide open, usually from tiredness or boredom
She gave a yawn and stretched her arms.
她打了个哈欠，伸了伸胳膊。
打哈欠的动作；张开嘴深吸一口气,通常因疲倦或无聊。
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
因疲劳或无聊而不由自主地张大嘴吸气
an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
After the long meeting, he tried to hide a yawn behind his hand.
长会结束后，他试图用手遮住一个哈欠。
AI contextual example
A loud yawn escaped from the tired student during the lecture.
讲座中，那个疲惫的学生忍不住发出了响亮的哈欠。
AI contextual example
The baby's tiny yawn made everyone smile.
宝宝的小哈欠让大家都笑了。
AI contextual example
he could not suppress a yawn
他忍不住打了个哈欠。
WordNet
give a yawn 是常见搭配，相当于动词 yawn，但更强调一次性动作。
She gave a yawn and stretched her arms.
她打了个哈欠，伸了伸胳膊。
with a yawn 作伴随状语，表示动作发生的同时在打哈欠。
He answered the door with a yawn.
他打着哈欠来开门。
Not this
He made a yawn and went back to work.
Use this
He gave a yawn and went back to work.
表达“打哈欠”时，yawn 作名词须与固定动词 give（或 let out）搭配，构成 give a yawn；make 表示“制作、制造”，不能与 yawn 搭配。这是受中文“打哈欠”中“打”字影响而产生的错误。
Not this
She yawned to me when I was talking.
Use this
She yawned at me when I was talking.
表示“朝某人打哈欠”时，介词要用 at，构成 yawn at someone，at 用于指向动作针对的对象；to 不用于描述这种非言语动作，使用 to 搭配不当。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
忍住哈欠
She tried to suppress a yawn during the meeting.
开会时她尽力忍住哈欠。
憋住哈欠
He stifled a yawn with his hand.
他用手捂住嘴憋住哈欠。
一个大哈欠
A big yawn escaped from the tired student.
那个疲惫的学生打了一个大哈欠。
打了个哈欠
She let out a yawn and stretched.
她打了个哈欠，伸了个懒腰。
掩饰哈欠
He tried to hide a yawn behind his coffee cup.
他试图用咖啡杯挡住哈欠。
巨大的差距（常用于指贫富、代际等悬殊差别）
There is a yawning gap between the richest and poorest neighborhoods.
最富裕和最贫穷的社区之间存在着巨大的差距。
令人厌烦的人或事
The lecture was a bit of a yawn, so I nearly fell asleep.
那个讲座有点无聊，我差点睡着了。
巨大的空虚；显眼的空缺
After the retirement of the star player, the team faced a yawning void in its lineup.
明星球员退役后，球队的阵容出现了巨大的空缺。
打哈欠是对咖啡无声的尖叫。
He yawned, covering his mouth with his hand.
他打了个哈欠，用手捂住嘴。
Use yawn naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 yawn 想成“呀——嗯”：人疲倦或无聊时张大嘴打哈欠，嘴型和声音都像这个词。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、健康或身体状态描述、一般书面叙述 yawn 作名词表示“哈欠”，是中性常用词，通常用于日常对话和描述身体状态，口语和一般书面语中都比较自然。
这些词都以字母组合 'awn' 结尾，并与 'yawn' (/jɔn/) 押韵：dawn, lawn, pawn, spawn, brawn, fawn。注意形近词 'yarn' (/jɑrn/) 和 'yearn' (/jɜrn/) 与 'yawn' 拼写相近但发音不同。
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