单词 | empty |
释义 | adjectiveverb🔑 emptyBrE /ˈempti/ NAmE /ˈempti/ adjective (emp·tier , emp·ti·est ) 🔑 with no people or things inside 空的◆ an empty box /glass 空盒;空杯◆ empty hands (= not holding anything )空手◆ an empty plate (= with no food on it )空盘子◆ The theatre was half empty . 剧场空了一半。◆ an empty house /room /bus 空着的房子/房间/公共汽车◆ Is this an empty chair (= a chair that nobody else is using )? 这张椅子没人坐吗?◆ The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it )for some time . 这房子已经有一段时间没人住了。◆ It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something ). 空腹饮酒不好。◆ ~of sth (formal ) The room was empty of furniture . 房间里什么家具都没有。🔑 [usually before noun ](of sth that sb says or does 言语或行动) with no meaning ; not meaning what is said 空洞的;说话不算数的;无诚意的SYN hollow◆ empty words 空话◆ an empty promise 兑现不了的承诺◆ an empty gesture aimed at pleasing the crowds 旨在取悦观众的装腔作势🔑 (of a person , or a person's life 人或其生活) unhappy because life does not seem to have a purpose , usually after sth sad has happened 空虚的;无意义的;无目的的◆ Three months after his death , she still felt empty . 他死后三个月她仍然感到心里空落落的。◆ My life seems empty without you . 没有你,我的生活似乎就没有了意义。~of sth without a quality that you would expect to be there 没有;缺乏;无◆ words that were empty of meaning 无意义的话▸ emp·ti·ly BrE /ˈemptɪli/ NAmE /ˈemptɪli/ adverb ◆ She stood staring emptily into space . 她站着茫然地凝视前方。🔑 emptyBrE /ˈempti/ NAmE /ˈempti/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they empty BrE /ˈempti/ NAmE /ˈempti/ present simple - he / she / it empties BrE /ˈemptiz/ NAmE /ˈemptiz/ past simple emptied BrE /ˈemptid/ NAmE /ˈemptid/ past participle emptied BrE /ˈemptid/ NAmE /ˈemptid/ -ing form emptying BrE /ˈemptiɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈemptiɪŋ/ 🔑 [T ]to remove everything that is in a container , etc .倒空;腾空;掏空◆ ~sth He emptied the ashtrays , washed the glasses and went to bed . 他倒掉烟灰缸里的灰,洗完杯子就上床睡觉了。◆ He emptied his glass and asked for a refill . 他干了一杯,又要求再斟满一杯。◆ ~sth out I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys . 我把口袋里的东西都掏了出来,仍然找不到我的钥匙。◆ ~sth out of sth She emptied the water out of the vase . 她把水从花瓶里倒了出来。◆ ~sth of sth The room had been emptied of all furniture . 房间里所有的家具都搬走了。◆ (figurative ) She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home . 她打消了想家的所有念头。🔑 [I ]to become empty 变空◆ The streets soon emptied when the rain started . 雨下起来时街上很快便空无一人。◆ ~out The tank empties out in five minutes . 水箱五分钟就空了。🔑 [T ]~sth (out )to take out the contents of sth and put them somewhere else 把…移出,把…腾出(置于别处)◆ She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table . 她把包里的东西全倒在了桌子上。◆ Many factories emptied their waste into the river . 许多工厂都将废料倒进了这条河里。🔑 [T ]~sth to make sure that everyone leaves a room , building , etc .(把…)撤出,撤离;撤空SYN evacuate◆ Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat . 由于炸弹的威胁,警方奉命将所有人撤离这栋大楼。[I ]to flow or move out from one place to another 流入;涌进◆ ~into /onto sth The Rhine empties into the North Sea . 莱茵河流入北海。◆ ~out into /onto sth Fans emptied out onto the streets after the concert . 音乐会结束后,乐迷涌到大街上。 |
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