yak
yak — noun
- yaksingular
- yaksplural
1. a large heavy animal with thick dark fur and curved horns, found in the mountain
a large heavy animal with thick dark fur and curved horns, found in the mountains of Central Asia and kept for its milk, meat, and hair
The Tibetan herder led his yaks across the snowy mountain pass before dark.
Heloísa bought a warm scarf made from yak wool at the market in Lhasa.
collocation: yak wool
A group of wild yaks stood near the frozen lake, their breath forming clouds in the cold air.
Farmers in Bhutan use yak milk to make cheese and butter for their families.
The thick fur of the yak protects it from the freezing winds of the high mountains.
2. continuous talk that is loud, boring, or goes on for too long
continuous talk that is loud, boring, or goes on for too long
I could not concentrate on my homework because of the constant yak from the next room.
collocation: constant yak
Shirin put her headphones on to block out her colleagues' yak about weekend plans.
The team meeting turned into endless yak about office policies instead of real work.
Nia told her friends to quiet down — their yak was disturbing everyone in the café.
- silence
complete opposite of loud talk
用法筆記
This meaning of yak is always uncountable and used only in the singular. It does not take the plural form yaks.
常見錯誤
yak — verb
- yakpresent simple I / you / we / they
- yaks3rd person singular
- yakking-ing form
- yakkedpast simple
1. to talk for a long time about unimportant things, often in a way that annoys oth
to talk for a long time about unimportant things, often in a way that annoys other people
Lauren yakked on the phone with her cousin for nearly three hours last night.
past tense: yakked — regular -ed
The taxi driver yakked about politics the whole way to the airport.
pattern: yakked about [topic]
Kasia and Jiwoo yakked in the back row while the teacher explained the maths lesson.
Ziad's neighbour loves to yak about his garden whenever they meet at the gate.
Stop yakking and help me carry these boxes up the stairs!
文法句型
yak + about + topic
yak + on + adverbial