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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

empty

英  [ˈempti]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • emptier , emptiest

    1. 空的

    An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The room was bare and empty.

    房间空荡荡的。

    例：

    empty cans of beer.

    空啤酒罐。

    2. 无实在意义的

    An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning.

    双语例句

    例：

    His father had threatened disinheritance, but both men had known it was an empty threat.

    他父亲威胁要剥夺他的继承权，但是两人都知道这是虚张声势。

    3. 空虚的

    If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it.

    双语例句

    例：

    My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.

    在遇见他之前，我的生活虽忙碌却空虚。

    4. 消沉的

    If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting.

    双语例句

    例：

    I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.

    我感到非常消沉，生活似乎不值得再继续了。

    NOUN. 名词

  • empties

    1. [C 可数名词] 空容器

    Empties are bottles or containers that no longer have anything in them.

    双语例句

    例：

    After breakfast we'll take the empties down in the sack.

    早餐后我们要用袋子把空瓶子拿下去。

    VERB. 动词

  • empties , emptying , emptied

    1. [T 及物动词] 倒空

    If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up.

    双语例句

    例：

    I emptied the ashtray.

    我倒空了烟灰缸。

    例：

    Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl.

    将面条和汤全部倒入上菜的碗中。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 清场

    If someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone in it goes away.

    双语例句

    例：

    The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of games.

    第一天比赛结束后，体育馆空无一人。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 流入

    A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it.

    双语例句

    例：

    The Milwaukee River empties into Lake Michigan near that pipe.

    密尔沃基河在那条管道附近流入密歇根湖。

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