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Empty Adj Graded 例:The Life Feel 例:I Place Room

单词 empty
音标
英[ˈempti] 美[ˈɛmpti]
解释
adj.空的,空虚的,空洞的;空闲的,无效的,徒劳的;无聊的,愚蠢的;言语或行动空洞的;vt.(使)成为空的, 把…弄空;把…腾出来;vi.成为空的;流空;n.空车;空的东西;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
空的
An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it.
例:The room was bare and empty.房间空荡荡的。
例:...empty cans of lager...空的窖藏啤酒罐

ADJ
(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.
例: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。
例:...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

ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例: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。

ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例:I felt empty and hollow; defeated...我感觉空虚无聊,充满挫败感。
例: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。

VERB
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.
例:I emptied the ashtray...我把烟灰缸倒空了。
例:Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl...把汤面倒进上菜用的碗中。

V-ERG
(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.
例: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。
例:...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

VERB
(河流或运河)流入,注入
A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it.
例: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。

N-COUNT
空瓶;空容器
Empties are bottles or containers which no longer have anything in them.
变形
third:empties~done:emptied~pl:empties~est:emptiest~adv:emptily~ing:emptying~er:emptier~past:emptied~

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