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Hollow Adj 例:...A Inside Surface N Count Made Laugh

单词 hollow
音标
英[ˈhɒləʊ] 美[ˈhɑloʊ]
解释
adj.空的;空洞的;虚伪的;空腹的;n.洞,坑;山谷;vt.& vi.挖空(某物),变空;挖出(孔、洞);adv.完全,彻底;
例句

ADJ
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.
例:...a hollow tree.空心的树
例:...a hollow cylinder.中空圆筒

ADJ-GRADED
凹的;凹陷的
A surface that is hollow curves inwards.
例: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。

N-COUNT
树洞
A hollow is a hole inside a tree.
例: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。

N-COUNT
凹陷处;低洼地
A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.
例: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。
例:...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

ADJ
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.
例: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。
例:...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

ADJ
(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.
例:Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。

ADJ
(声音)空洞的,沉闷回荡的
A hollow sound is dull and echoing.
例:...the hollow sound of a gunshot.空洞的枪响

VERB
使凹陷;使下陷
If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.
例:The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.骡背被重负压得塌下了。
例:...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones.她凹陷有致的高颧骨
变形
noun:hollowness~third:hollows~done:hollowed~pl:hollows~est:hollowest~adv:hollowly~ing:hollowing~er:hollower~past:hollowed~

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