单词 | hollow |
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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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