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。
打哈欠的动作；张开嘴深吸一口气,通常因疲倦或无聊。；因疲劳或无聊而不由自主地张大嘴吸气
an involuntary deep breath taken with the mouth wide open, usually from tiredness or boredom
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。
用法提示：这里的yawn是名词，表示因疲倦而张开嘴巴的哈欠。
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。
用法提示：yawn在这里作名词，指一声哈欠。
AI contextual example
The baby's tiny yawn made everyone smile.
宝宝的小哈欠让大家都笑了。
用法提示：这里的yawn作名词，指打哈欠这个动作。
AI contextual example
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a yawn and went back to work.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She yawned to me when I was talking.
正确表达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。
yawn /jɔn/ 是“哈欠”，yarn /jɑrn/ 是“纱线、毛线”，拼写相似但元音和 r 发音不同，意思也无关。
yawn 是因困倦或无聊而不自觉张口的哈欠；sigh 是表达放松、无奈等情绪的叹气，属于有意识的情感表达。
yawn 是困倦时的哈欠，gasp 是因惊讶、疼痛等而突然倒吸气；两者都涉及吸气，但原因和口型不同。
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。
睡眠不足或困倦时容易打哈欠，二者常在同一语境中出现。
无聊时人也常打哈欠，表示精神不振或缺乏兴趣。
疲倦是引发打哈欠的常见原因，常一起出现在描述状态的句子里。
疲劳与打哈欠密切相关，常用于表达身体或精神的疲惫。
困倦时打哈欠是自然反应，二者常共同出现。
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。
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