yawn

yawn /jɔ:n/
  • danh từ
    • ngáp (người)
      • to give a yawn: ngáp
    • (kỹ thuật) khe hở
    • nội động từ
      • há miệng, toác ra, mở ra (đồ vật)
      • ngoại động từ
        • vừa nói vừa ngáp
          • to yawn goodnight: vừa ngáp vừa chào để đi ngủ
          • "its' very late", he yawned: anh ta vừa ngáp vừa nói "khuya lắm rồi"
          • to yawn one's head off: ngáp sái quai hàm
       ngáp

      Xem thêm: yawning, oscitance, oscitancy, gape, yaw



      yawn

      Từ điển Collocation

      yawn noun

      ADJ. big, deep, huge | noisy | stifled

      VERB + YAWN stifle, suppress He struggled to stifle a yawn. | give The little boy gave a huge yawn. | conceal He tried to conceal his yawn behind his hand.

      PREP. with a ~

      Từ điển WordNet

        n.

      • an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; yawning, oscitance, oscitancy

        he could not suppress a yawn

        the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop

        he apologized for his oscitancy

        v.

      • utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

        The child yawned during the long performance

      • be wide open; gape, yaw

        the deep gaping canyon

      English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

      yawns|yawned|yawning
      syn.: gape oscitance oscitancy yaw yawning