v./n.  打呵欠

v.  张得很开；〔尤指令人恐惧地〕豁开

• yawning gap/gulf/chasm (between sth)  (两者之间的)巨大差距

• yawning gap/hole  巨大豁口

• a yawn  乏味的人[事物]

• Alan stretched and yawned. 艾伦伸伸懒腰，打了个呵欠。

• She stifled another yawn and tried hard to look interested. 她又忍住了哈欠，竭力显出感兴趣的样子。

• The meeting was one big yawn from start to finish. 这个会议自始至终都无聊透顶。

• There's a yawning gap between rich and poor. 贫富之间有一条鸿沟。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/