| 词汇 | empty |
| 释义 | empty adjective uk/ˈemp.ti/ us/ˈemp.ti/ (NOTHING IN) A2 空的;无人的 not containing any things or people an empty house/street 空房／空无一人的街道 Shall I take the empty bottles for recycling? 我把这些空瓶子拿去回收吧？ The train was empty (= there were no passengers) by the time it reached London. 火车到达伦敦的时候，车内已经没有乘客了。
(NOT SINCERE) C1 [ usually before noun ]无诚意的;空洞的;无意义的 not sincere or without any real meaning empty threats/rhetoric 虚张声势的威胁／虚夸之词 They're just empty promises. 这些许诺只不过是些空头支票。 (WITHOUT PURPOSE) 空虚的；无目标的，无意义的；百无聊赖的 without purpose or interest He says his life has been completely empty since his wife died. 他说自从妻子去世后他的生活就完全没有了意义。 I felt empty, like a part of me had died. 我感到空虚，就像自己的一部分已经死去。 Related word: emptily Idiom on an empty stomachidiom 空着肚子，空腹 without eating anything You should never go to work on an empty stomach. 你不应该空腹去上班。 empty verb uk/ˈemp.ti/ us/ˈemp.ti/ [ T ]倒空，腾空；倾倒 to remove everything from inside something I emptied the closet and put my belongings into the black overnight case. 我把壁橱腾空，把我的东西放进那个外出过夜用的黑色旅行袋里。 Would you mind emptying (out) your pockets? 你把衣兜掏空好不好？ Empty the soup into a saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes. 把汤都倒进煮锅中，慢火煨10分钟。 She quickly emptied her glass (= drank its contents) and ordered another drink. 她一饮而尽，然后又叫了一杯。 [ I ]变空 to become empty The place emptied pretty quickly when the fight started. 战斗爆发后，这个地方很快就没人了。 Phrasal verb empty into something （河流）流入，注入 If a river empties into a larger area of water, the water from it flows into that larger area. The River Tees empties into the North Sea. 蒂斯河注入北海。 empty noun uk/ˈemp.ti/ us/ˈemp.ti/ [ C usually plural ]空瓶子（等容器） an empty bottle or other container, especially one that contained drink Don't forget to recycle the empties. 不要忘了回收空瓶子。 |
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