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hollowed

UK //ˈhɒləʊd//US //ˈhɑːloʊd//

词源

源自中古英语 'holwen',与古英语 'holh'(洞)相关,最终可追溯至原始日耳曼语词根。

adjective

❶ 指物体内部被挖空或掏空的状态,通常形容原本实心的物体现在内部是空的。

“The hollowed tree trunk became a home for small animals.”

(被掏空的树干成了小动物的家。)

“She held a hollowed pumpkin as part of her Halloween decoration.”

(她拿着一个挖空的南瓜作为万圣节装饰。)

同义词:empty, excavated, concave, depressed, void

verb

❶ 指通过挖或掏的方式使物体内部变空的行为或过程。

“He hollowed out the apple to make a candle holder.”

(他把苹果挖空做成了一个烛台。)

“The river hollowed the canyon over thousands of years.”

(河流经过数千年冲刷形成了峡谷。)

同义词:excavate, scoop, gouge, carve, dig

常见短语

hollowed out — 形容物体被完全掏空的状态,常用于描述自然形成或人工制造的凹陷结构。

“The old building was hollowed out by the fire, leaving only the outer walls.”

(大火把老建筑内部烧空了,只剩下外墙。)