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emp.ty5emp7tiadj-ier, -iest with nothing inside空的Shall I take those empty bottles for recycling?我把这些空瓶拿去回收好吗?An optimist is someone who says a half-drunk bottle of wine is half full, a pessimist is someone who says it's half empty.乐观主义者把一瓶喝了一半的酒叫做半满的，而悲观主义者则把它叫做半空的。The house next door has stood empty (= No one has lived in it) ever since a woman murdered her husband there and was sentenced to life imprisonment.自从一个女人在那儿杀了她丈夫被判终身监禁之后，隔壁那座房子一直空着。The trains wouldn't be so empty (= There would be more passengers) if the fares weren't so high.如果不是车费那么贵的话，火车就不会那么空了。The village is far from empty of people who would be willing to help with the appeal.村庄里远非没有愿意支持上诉的人。(fig.) He says his life has been completely empty (= without purpose, value or meaning) since his wife died. (fig.)他说自从他妻子死后他的生活变得一片空白。I'd never imagined someone's life could be so empty of (= lacking) happiness.我从不曾想到有的人生活竟会如此缺少幸福。(fig.) I'm fed up with all your empty (= not sincere) promises and gestures-- I want to see some action!我已经受够了你的空口许诺和故作姿态----我想看到实际行动!(fig.) He just gave me an empty (= expressionless) look when I asked where he'd been all night.当我问他整晚在哪儿时，他毫无表情地看了我一眼。You shouldn't go to work on an empty stomach (= having had nothing to eat).你不应该空着肚子去上班。If someone is empty-handed they have not brought anything with them.空着手They always arrive at parties empty-handed, even when it says "Please bring a bottle" on the invitation.他们总是空着手去参加晚会，即使请帖上写着“请带一瓶酒”。(fig.) The union's leaders have promised their members that they will not return from the wage negotiations empty-handed.工会领导向会员许诺说他们不会在工资谈判后空手而归的。Someone who is empty-headed is silly, foolish or lacking good judgment.傻的，愚蠢的，没头脑的That is probably the most empty-headed idea I've ever heard you come up with.那大概是我听你出过的最愚蠢的主意了。How can anyone be so empty-headed that they leave broken bottles on the beach?谁那么没头脑，竟把打碎的瓶子留在沙滩上。
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