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vacant adj.空虚的；空的；木然的 (1) 无所事事不是休息，十分空虚的心灵是痛苦的心灵。(2) 他被委派填补那空缺。(3) 四楼有几间空著的办公室。(4) 厕所现在无人使用。(5) 他不知道空闲时间该干点什么。(6) 她的脸上是一片茫然的神色。 Vacant has its roots in the Latin word meaning “empty” or “free.” It can mean “unoccupied,” such as that seat next to you on the train — even if you’ve put your coat there. A vacant look or stare, however, is one that shows no intelligence or the slightest spark of interest. One might find this vacant gaze in the eyes of a zombie or in the eyes of a teen who has spent the past five hours gaming.

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英 ['veɪkənt] 美 ['veɪkənt] (1) Absence of occupation is not rest, a mind quite vacant is a mind distress.(2) He was appointed to the vacant post.(3) There are some vacant offices on the third floor.(4) The lavatory is vacant.(5) He does not know what to do with his vacant time.(6) She has a vacant look on her face. You can use the adjective vacant to describe something that is empty — an apartment with no tenant or furniture, a job with no worker, or a person with no brainpower. 1[ADJ 形容词]未使用的；未被占用的；空的 If something is vacant, it is not being used by anyone.   [usu ADJ n]Half way down the coach was a vacant seat...车厢中部有一个空座。In every major city there are more vacant buildings than there are homeless people.各大城市里空置的楼房都比无家可归的人多。2[ADJ 形容词](工作或职位）空缺的 If a job or position is vacant, no one is doing it or in it at present, and people can apply for it. A number of senior people were regarded as likely to occupy the now vacant post...几位资深人士被认为有望填补现在空缺的职位。The post of chairman has been vacant for some time.主席之位已经空缺一段时间了。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（神情）茫然的；失神的 A vacant look or expression is one that suggests that someone does not understand something or that they are not thinking about anything in particular. She had a kind of vacant look on her face.她脸上有种茫然的神情。vacantlyHe looked vacantly out of the window.他失神地望着窗外。...African children, vacantly staring into a bleak world.神情茫然地凝望着这个凄凉世界的非洲儿童

英语单词	vacant
英美音标	英 ['veɪkənt] 美 ['veɪkənt]
中文释义	adj.空虚的；空的；木然的
英语例句	(1) Absence of occupation is not rest, a mind quite vacant is a mind distress. (2) He was appointed to the vacant post. (3) There are some vacant offices on the third floor. (4) The lavatory is vacant. (5) He does not know what to do with his vacant time. (6) She has a vacant look on her face.
中文例句	(1) 无所事事不是休息，十分空虚的心灵是痛苦的心灵。 (2) 他被委派填补那空缺。 (3) 四楼有几间空著的办公室。 (4) 厕所现在无人使用。 (5) 他不知道空闲时间该干点什么。 (6) 她的脸上是一片茫然的神色。
vocabulary简明	You can use the adjective vacant to describe something that is empty — an apartment with no tenant or furniture, a job with no worker, or a person with no brainpower.
vocabulary扩展	Vacant has its roots in the Latin word meaning “empty” or “free.” It can mean “unoccupied,” such as that seat next to you on the train — even if you’ve put your coat there. A vacant look or stare, however, is one that shows no intelligence or the slightest spark of interest. One might find this vacant gaze in the eyes of a zombie or in the eyes of a teen who has spent the past five hours gaming.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]未使用的；未被占用的；空的 If something is vacant, it is not being used by anyone. [usu ADJ n] Half way down the coach was a vacant seat... 车厢中部有一个空座。 In every major city there are more vacant buildings than there are homeless people. 各大城市里空置的楼房都比无家可归的人多。 2 [ADJ 形容词](工作或职位）空缺的 If a job or position is vacant, no one is doing it or in it at present, and people can apply for it. A number of senior people were regarded as likely to occupy the now vacant post... 几位资深人士被认为有望填补现在空缺的职位。 The post of chairman has been vacant for some time. 主席之位已经空缺一段时间了。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（神情）茫然的；失神的 A vacant look or expression is one that suggests that someone does not understand something or that they are not thinking about anything in particular. She had a kind of vacant look on her face. 她脸上有种茫然的神情。 vacantly He looked vacantly out of the window. 他失神地望着窗外。 ...African children, vacantly staring into a bleak world. 神情茫然地凝望着这个凄凉世界的非洲儿童

Vacant Mind Time Face Job Eyes Adj 形容词