yawning

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s. gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something
s. with the mouth wide open indicating boredom or sleepiness

a. 打着呵欠的, 裂着大口的

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“yawning”由动词“yawn”加上现在分词后缀“-ing”构成，表示正在打哈欠的状态。

例句

1. She was yawning during the boring lecture.

她在无聊的讲座上打哈欠。

2. I always start yawning when I'm tired.

我累的时候总是开始打哈欠。

3. Yawning can be contagious, so if you see someone do it, you might yawn too.

打哈欠是会传染的，所以如果你看到有人打哈欠，你也可能会打哈欠。