yawn vi. 1.打呵欠。 2.張開(kāi)口。 3.(深淵、裂縫等)張著大口。 make (sb.) yawn 使想睡,使困倦。 “What is the use” he yawned. “有什么用? ”他打著呵欠說(shuō)。 The hell yawns for him. 地獄張著大口等他。 vt. 打著呵欠說(shuō)。 He yawned out a good-night. 他打著呵欠說(shuō)明天見(jiàn)。 n. 1.呵欠;張開(kāi)大口。 2.裂縫,裂口。 3.討厭的人;乏味的事物。 with a yawn 打著呵欠。
About two dozen men flocked down when they see the yawl a - coming , and when the king says 當(dāng)時(shí)有二十來(lái)個(gè)人聚集在那里,一見(jiàn)小艇開(kāi)過(guò)來(lái),就聚攏過(guò)來(lái)。
So they softened down and said it was all right ; and when we got to the village they yawled us ashore 這樣,他們就軟了下來(lái),說(shuō)好吧。于是一到那個(gè)村子,大輪就派小艇把我們送上了岸。
But the king was ca m . he says : " if gentlemen kin afford to pay a dollar a mile apiece to be took on and put off in a yawl , a steamboat kin afford to carry em , can t it ? 他說(shuō): “要是兩位先生愿意每英里路各付一塊大洋,由輪船上派一只小艇接送,那大輪就該讓他們坐了吧,你們說(shuō)呢? ”
She sent out her yawl , and we went aboard , and she was from cincinnati ; and when they found we only wanted to go four or five mile they was booming mad , and gave us a cussing , and said they wouldn t land us 它是從辛辛那提開(kāi)來(lái)的。等到他們知道我們只要搭四五英里路就要下船,他們就氣壞了,把我們臭罵了一頓,還揚(yáng)言說(shuō)到時(shí)候不放我們上岸。
He crept down the bank , watching with all his eyes , slipped into the water , swam three or four strokes and climbed into the skiff that did " yawl " duty at the boat s stern . he laid himself down under the thwarts and waited , panting 他悄悄溜下河堤,睜大眼睛四處張望,然后潛入水中,游了三四下,就爬到船尾那只“突突”待命的小艇上了,躺在坐板下面,氣喘吁吁地等著開(kāi)船。
英文解釋
a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost 同義詞:dandy,
a ship''s small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" 同義詞:howl, ululate, wail, roar, yaup,
百科解釋
This article is about the workflow system. For the sailing craft, see yawl.