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empty

UK //ˈempti//US //ˈempti//

词源

源自古英语ǣmettig(闲暇的,未被占用的),由ǣ-(无)+ mett(工作,职业)组成。

adjective

❶ 形容容器或空间内部没有东西,处于未被占用的状态。常用于描述房间、杯子、箱子等物体的状态。

“The bottle is empty, we need to buy more water.”

(瓶子空了,我们需要买更多水。)

“She looked into the empty room and sighed.”

(她看着空荡荡的房间叹了口气。)

❶ 形容缺乏实质内容或意义的事物,如空洞的承诺、无意义的言辞等。

“His apology sounded empty without any real actions.”

(没有任何实际行动的道歉听起来很空洞。)

“The speech was full of empty promises.”

(演讲充满了空洞的承诺。)

同义词:vacant, hollow, bare, void, unfilled

verb

❶ 将容器或空间内的东西全部取出或倒出,使其变为空的状态。

“Please empty the trash before you leave.”

(离开前请把垃圾倒掉。)

“She emptied her purse looking for the keys.”

(她倒空钱包找钥匙。)

同义词:clear out, unload, evacuate, drain, pour out

常见短语

empty-handed — 形容某人没有获得预期的收获或结果,空手而归的状态。

“After hours of fishing, we came back empty-handed.”

(钓了几个小时的鱼后,我们空手而归。)

empty nest — 指子女长大离家后,父母独自生活的家庭状态。

“Many couples struggle with empty nest syndrome.”

(许多夫妇都面临空巢综合征的困扰。)