Word · Frequency #10509
yawns
哈欠
yawns is the plural of yawn.
an involuntary deep breath taken with the mouth wide open, usually from tiredness or boredom
- 1.
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
打哈欠的动作；张开嘴深吸一口气,通常因疲倦或无聊。
- 2.
an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
因疲劳或无聊而不由自主地张大嘴吸气
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
In use
After the long meeting, he tried to hide a yawn behind his hand.
A loud yawn escaped from the tired student during the lecture.
The baby's tiny yawn made everyone smile.
he could not suppress a yawn
the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop
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。
with a yawn
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.
Connections
Collocations
- suppress a yawn
- 忍住哈欠
- She tried to suppress a yawn during the meeting.开会时她尽力忍住哈欠。
- stifle a yawn
- 憋住哈欠
- He stifled a yawn with his hand.他用手捂住嘴憋住哈欠。
- a big yawn
- 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。
- let out a yawn
- 打了个哈欠
- She let out a yawn and stretched.她打了个哈欠，伸了个懒腰。
- hide a yawn
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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