| 英语单词 | devoid |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [dɪ'vɔɪd] 美 [dɪ'vɔɪd] |
| 中文释义 | adj.全无的;缺乏的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) In the universe which appears to be uderly devoid of humor.We enjoy the superior luxury. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 在一个幽默全无的宇宙里,我们享有这一至高无上的财富。 |
| vocabulary简明 | You're stranded in the ocean, miles from shore, clinging to a sinking boat, and you can't swim? Sorry to say, your situation is devoid of all hope. |
| vocabulary扩展 | When you fall off a cliff, you fall into the void. Void means empty. Devoid means empty of. When you use it, always answer the question "Of what?" "My wallet is devoid of cash. My teacher is devoid of pity. My cookie jar is devoid of cookies." These examples are devoid of anything not totally depressing! |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]毫无…的;没有…的 If you say that someone or something is devoid of a quality or thing, you are emphasizing that they have none of it. [v-link ADJ [emphasis] [FORMAL 正式]
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