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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hollow

英  [ˈhɒləʊ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 空心的

    Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through.

    双语例句

    例：

    a hollow tree.

    一棵空心的树。

    2. 凹陷的

    A surface that is hollow curves inwards.

    双语例句

    例：

    He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.

    他看起来很年轻，肤色黝黑，面部棱角分明，双颊凹陷。

    3. 空洞的 , 没有价值的

    If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.

    双语例句

    例：

    Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.

    任何要叫警察来的威胁都是虚张声势。

    4. 虚伪的

    If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing.

    双语例句

    例：

    Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.

    默里·皮克虚假的笑声里没有一点快乐。

    5. （声音）空洞而沉闷的

    A hollow sound is dull and echoing.

    双语例句

    例：

    the hollow sound of a gunshot.

    空闷的枪声。

    NOUN. 名词

  • hollows

    1. [C 可数名词] 凹陷处

    A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.

    双语例句

    例：

    Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.

    在他的下面，小镇温暖地坐落在山坳里。

    VERB. 动词

  • hollows , hollowing , hollowed

    1. [T 及物动词] 使凹陷

    If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.

    双语例句

    例：

    The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.

    骡子的背被所载重物压得弯了下去。

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