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.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
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