1 ADJ-GRADED 空的 An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. 空的
SYN bare, clear, abandoned, deserted
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] (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. (威胁、关系等)空洞的,无意义的,无效的
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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。
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...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
SYN meaningless, cheap, hollow, vain
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] (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. (生活或某段时间)空虚的,枯燥无味的
SYN worthless, meaningless, hollow, pointless
4 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. (感觉)空虚的,无力的
5 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. 清空;把…倒空
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I emptied the ashtray. [VERB noun]
我把烟灰缸倒空了。
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Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl. [VERB noun prep.]
把汤面倒进上菜用的碗中。
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He emptied the contents out into the palm of his hand. [V n with out]
他把东西都倒在手心里。
SYN clear, drain, gut, void
6 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. (使)(房间、场地等)变空;清空
SYN evacuate, clear, vacate, MT [text messaging]
7 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. (河流或运河)流入,注入
8 N-COUNT [usually plural] 空瓶;空容器 Empties are bottles or containers which no longer have anything in them. 空瓶;空容器
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | empty Also look up: |
ADJ. | uninhabited, unoccupied, vacant; (ant.) full, occupied 1 meaningless, without substance 2 3 |
VERB. | drain out, pour out 5 7 evacuate, go out, leave 6 |
Word Partnership | Use empty with: |
N. | empty bottle, empty box, empty building, empty room, empty seat, empty space, empty stomach 1 empty promise, empty threat 2 empty the trash 5 |
VERB. | feel empty 4 |
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