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hollow adj.空的；空洞的；凹陷的；虚伪的；(声音)沉闷的n.山谷；洞；窟窿vt.挖空vi.形成空洞adv.完全地；彻底 (1) 这棵树看起来又高又壮，实际上树干是空的。(2) 他就人权问题提出的抗议听来很空洞。(3) 他很瘦,连面颊都凹陷了下去。(4) 宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。(5) 除了他的脚步的低沉回音，她什么声音都听不到。(6) 小路消失了，迂回前行到了一片多树的山谷里。(7) 松鼠常用树洞储藏坚果。(8) 我爬到屋子底下，钻进了砖烟囱的黑窟窿里。(9) 印第安人过去常挖空圆木制成独木舟。(10) 昨天我跟麦克斯下棋，杀得他一败涂地。 The idea of emptiness is apparent in the other uses for hollow too. A valley between mountains is called a hollow and if you're really thin, you may have hollow cheeks. Things like words and promises are hollow if the person uttering them does not intend to keep them. And a hollow victory is not very satisfying, as it means that you have reached your goal, but lost something more important along the way.

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英 ['hɒləʊ] 美 ['hɑːloʊ] (1) This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.(2) His protests on human rights sound hollow.(3) He was thin and his cheeks were hollow.(4) An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.(5) She could hear nothing but the hollow echo of his steps.(6) The track dipped, weaving into a wooded hollow.(7) Squirrels often use a hollow in a tree to store nuts.(8) I crawled under the house and crept into a dark hollow of a brick chimney.(9) The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe.(10) I played Max at chess yesterday and beat him hollow. If something is hollow, it is empty on the inside. A chocolate Easter bunny looks like so much chocolate until you realize that it is hollow and quickly eaten. 1[ADJ 形容词]空的；空心的；中空的 Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. ...a hollow tree.空心的树...a hollow cylinder.中空圆筒2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凹的；凹陷的 A surface that is hollow curves inwards. He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.他看起来很年轻，肤色黝黑，五官分明，双颊凹陷。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]树洞 A hollow is a hole inside a tree. I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.我在一棵快要枯死的榆树的树洞里安了家。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]凹陷处；低洼地 A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.   [oft N of/in/between n]Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.在他下方，小镇卧在温暖的山谷里。...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond.在那里水积聚在低洼处形成了池塘5[ADJ 形容词]空洞的；无用的；无价值的 If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.   [usu ADJ n]Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.任何威胁说要叫警察来的话都是虚声恫吓。...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long.长久以来一直依靠个人魅力取胜的肤浅之人hollownessOne month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.离最后期限只有一个月时，我们认识到了这些许诺都是空头支票。6[ADJ 形容词]（笑声等）虚伪的，不真诚的 If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing.   [ADJ n]Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。7[ADJ 形容词]（声音）空洞的，沉闷回荡的 A hollow sound is dull and echoing.   [ADJ n]...the hollow sound of a gunshot.空洞的枪响8[VERB 动词]使凹陷；使下陷 If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.   [be V-ed]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.骡背被重负压得塌下了。...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones.她凹陷有致的高颧骨相关词组：hollow out

英语单词	hollow
英美音标	英 ['hɒləʊ] 美 ['hɑːloʊ]
中文释义	adj.空的；空洞的；凹陷的；虚伪的；(声音)沉闷的 n.山谷；洞；窟窿 vt.挖空 vi.形成空洞 adv.完全地；彻底
英语例句	(1) This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow. (2) His protests on human rights sound hollow. (3) He was thin and his cheeks were hollow. (4) An open enemy is better than a hollow friend. (5) She could hear nothing but the hollow echo of his steps. (6) The track dipped, weaving into a wooded hollow. (7) Squirrels often use a hollow in a tree to store nuts. (8) I crawled under the house and crept into a dark hollow of a brick chimney. (9) The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe. (10) I played Max at chess yesterday and beat him hollow.
中文例句	(1) 这棵树看起来又高又壮，实际上树干是空的。 (2) 他就人权问题提出的抗议听来很空洞。 (3) 他很瘦,连面颊都凹陷了下去。 (4) 宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。 (5) 除了他的脚步的低沉回音，她什么声音都听不到。 (6) 小路消失了，迂回前行到了一片多树的山谷里。 (7) 松鼠常用树洞储藏坚果。 (8) 我爬到屋子底下，钻进了砖烟囱的黑窟窿里。 (9) 印第安人过去常挖空圆木制成独木舟。 (10) 昨天我跟麦克斯下棋，杀得他一败涂地。
vocabulary简明	If something is hollow, it is empty on the inside. A chocolate Easter bunny looks like so much chocolate until you realize that it is hollow and quickly eaten.
vocabulary扩展	The idea of emptiness is apparent in the other uses for hollow too. A valley between mountains is called a hollow and if you're really thin, you may have hollow cheeks. Things like words and promises are hollow if the person uttering them does not intend to keep them. And a hollow victory is not very satisfying, as it means that you have reached your goal, but lost something more important along the way.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]空的；空心的；中空的 Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. ...a hollow tree. 空心的树 ...a hollow cylinder. 中空圆筒 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]凹的；凹陷的 A surface that is hollow curves inwards. He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks. 他看起来很年轻，肤色黝黑，五官分明，双颊凹陷。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]树洞 A hollow is a hole inside a tree. I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm. 我在一棵快要枯死的榆树的树洞里安了家。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]凹陷处；低洼地 A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. [oft N of/in/between n] Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill. 在他下方，小镇卧在温暖的山谷里。 ...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond. 在那里水积聚在低洼处形成了池塘 5 [ADJ 形容词]空洞的；无用的；无价值的 If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. [usu ADJ n] Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one. 任何威胁说要叫警察来的话都是虚声恫吓。 ...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long. 长久以来一直依靠个人魅力取胜的肤浅之人 hollowness One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises. 离最后期限只有一个月时，我们认识到了这些许诺都是空头支票。 6 [ADJ 形容词]（笑声等）虚伪的，不真诚的 If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing. [ADJ n] Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it. 默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。 7 [ADJ 形容词]（声音）空洞的，沉闷回荡的 A hollow sound is dull and echoing. [ADJ n] ...the hollow sound of a gunshot. 空洞的枪响 8 [VERB 动词]使凹陷；使下陷 If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards. [be V-ed] [V-ed] [usu passive] The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden. 骡背被重负压得塌下了。 ...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones. 她凹陷有致的高颧骨相关词组： hollow out

Hollow Adj 形容词 N Sound I Tree Dark