This flashcard defines "empty" as an adjective meaning not containing any items or people, or lacking something expected. It can also mean lacking meaning or sincerity, or feeling unhappy and without purpose. As a verb, "empty" means to remove contents or to make a place or container devoid of contents or people. It can also refer to a river flowing into another body of water.
This flashcard defines "empty" as an adjective meaning not containing any items or people, or lacking something expected. It can also mean lacking meaning or sincerity, or feeling unhappy and without purpose. As a verb, "empty" means to remove contents or to make a place or container devoid of contents or people. It can also refer to a river flowing into another body of water.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]空的 An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it.
[oft ADJ of n]
The room was bare and empty.
房间空荡荡的。
...empty cans of lager...
空的窖藏啤酒罐
The roads were nearly empty of traffic.
马路上几乎没有车。
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[ADJ 形容词](威胁、关系等)空洞的，无意义的，无效的 An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning.
[usu ADJ n]
His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.
他父亲威胁要把他赶出去，但他知道那只不过是吓吓他罢了。
...to ensure the event is not perceived as an empty gesture.
确保这一活动不被看作只是一种空洞的姿态
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](生活或某段时间)空虚的，枯燥无味的 If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it.
[usu v-link ADJ]
My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.
在遇到他之前，我的生活非常繁忙却很空虚。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（感觉）空虚的，无力的 If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting.
[usu feel ADJ]
I felt empty and hollow； defeated...
我感觉空虚无聊，充满挫败感。
I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.
我觉得非常空虚，生活似乎根本不值得继续下去。
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[VERB 动词]清空；把…倒空 If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up.
[V n]
[V n prep]
[V n with out]
I emptied the ashtray...
我把烟灰缸倒空了。
Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl...
把汤面倒进上菜用的碗中。
He emptied the contents out into the palm of his hand.
他把东西都倒在手心里。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）（房间、场地等）变空；清空 If someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone that is in it goes away.
[V]
[V n]
The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of athletics.
首日比赛结束后，体育场空无一人。
...a woman who could empty a pub full of drunks just by lifting one fist.
只要举起一只拳头就能把一酒吧的醉鬼全部赶跑的女人
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[VERB 动词]（河流或运河）流入，注入 A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it.
[V into n]
The Washougal empties into the Columbia River near Portland.
沃舒格尔河在波特兰附近注入哥伦比亚河。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]空瓶；空容器Empties are bottles or containers which no longer have anything in them.
[usu pl]
Oxford
empty★/ˈempti; NAmEˈempti/
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emptyemptiesemptiedemptyingemptieremptiestadjective★(emp·tier,emp·ti·est)1★with no people or things inside 空的◆an empty box/glass空盒╱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。emptyof sth ◆( formal) The room was empty of furniture. 房间里什么家具都没有。2★[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3★(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很空虚。◆My life seems empty without you.没有你，我的生活似乎就没有了意义。4emptyof 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/; NAmE/adverb◆She stood staring emptily into space.她站着茫然地凝视远方。verb★(emp·ties,empty·ing,emp·tied,emp·tied)1★[transitive ]to remove everything that is in a container, etc. 倒空；腾空；掏空emptysth ◆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。emptysth 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。emptysth out of sth ◆She emptied the water out of the vase.她把水从花瓶里倒了出来。emptysth 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。2★[intransitive ]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。emptyout ◆The tank empties out in five minutes.箱里的液体五分钟就流干了。3★[transitive ]emptysth (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。4★[transitive ]emptysth 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，警方奉命将人撤离这栋大楼。5[intransitive ]to flow or move out from one place to another 流入；涌进emptyinto/onto sth ◆The Rhine empties into the North Sea.莱茵河流入北海。emptyout 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。empty/ˈempti; NAmEˈempti/emp·ti·ly/; NAmE/
1container having nothing inside: an empty box an empty bottle an empty space behind the desk The fuel tank’s almost empty.2place an empty place does not have any people in it: I hate coming home to an empty house. The hall was half-empty. The streets were empty. The building stood empty for several years.3not used not being used by anyone: I spotted an empty table in the corner. He put his feet on an empty chair.4person/life unhappy because nothing in your life seems interesting or important: The divorce left him feeling empty and bitter. Her life felt empty and meaningless.5empty of something not containing a particular type of thing, or not having a particular quality: The beach was almost empty of people.6empty words/gestures/promises etc words etc that are not sincere, or have no effect: His repeated promises to pay them back were just empty words.7do something on an empty stomach to do something without having eaten any food first: I can’t work properly on an empty stomach.8empty nest (also empty nest syndrome) a situation in which parents become sad because their children have grown up and moved out of their house9empty suit especially American English a politician or manager who does not achieve much or does not have much ability10be running on empty to continue doing something even though you no longer have supplies of something you need in order to do it properly: With the country running on empty, the president has no hope of winning the election.—emptily adverbTHESAURUSwith nothing in it or on itempty used about something that has nothing inside: · an empty can of hair spray· The fridge is almost empty.blank used about a computer screen or a piece of paper that has no writing or pictures on it, or a CD, DVD etc with nothing recorded on it: · a blank sheet of paper· He stared at the blank screen for a few minutes.· a blank tapebare used about a room or cupboard that has very little in it: · His room was bare except for a bed and a wardrobe.hollow used about something that has an empty space inside: · a hollow tree· The suitcase had a hollow bottom.with no peopleempty used about a place that has no one in it or no one using it: · There were no lights on and the house looked empty.· the empty streetsfree used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it: · Is this seat free?· There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.vacant used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use: · a vacant apartment· The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.deserted used about a place that is quiet because there is no one there, or because the people who used to be there have left: · a deserted village· It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂/ used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently: · an uninhabited islandunoccupied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment: · unoccupied buildings· Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.
empty1 adjective
empty2 verb
emptyempty2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle emptied, present participle emptying, third person singular empties)
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1 (also empty out) [transitive] to remove everything that is inside something: Did you empty the dishwasher?empty something onto/into something Elinor emptied the contents of the envelope onto the table. He emptied out the ashtray. Ruth emptied her glass (=drank all the liquid left in it) in one gulp.2[intransitive] if a place empties, everyone leaves it: The stores were closing, and the streets began to empty.empty into phrasal verbif a river empties into a larger area of water, it flows into it: The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.