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🔑 emptyBrE /ˈempti/NAmE /ˈempti/ adjective (emp·tier, emp·ti·est) 🔑 with no people or things inside 空的◆an empty box/glass 空盒；空杯◆empty hands (= not holding anything) 空手◆an empty plate (= with no food on it) 空盘子◆The theatre was half empty. 剧场空了一半。◆an empty house/room/bus 空着的房子/房间/公共汽车◆Is this an empty chair (= a chair that nobody else is using)? 这张椅子没人坐吗？◆The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time. 这房子已经有一段时间没人住了。◆It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something). 空腹饮酒不好。◆~ of sth(formal) The room was empty of furniture. 房间里什么家具都没有。🔑 [usually before noun] (of sth that sb says or does 言语或行动) with no meaning; not meaning what is said 空洞的；说话不算数的；无诚意的 SYN hollow ◆empty words 空话◆an empty promise 兑现不了的承诺◆an empty gesture aimed at pleasing the crowds 旨在取悦观众的装腔作势🔑 (of a person, or a person's life 人或其生活) unhappy because life does not seem to have a purpose, usually after sth sad has happened 空虚的；无意义的；无目的的◆Three months after his death, she still felt empty. 他死后三个月她仍然感到心里空落落的。◆My life seems empty without you. 没有你，我的生活似乎就没有了意义。~ of sthwithout a quality that you would expect to be there 没有；缺乏；无◆words that were empty of meaning 无意义的话▸ emp·ti·ly BrE /ˈemptɪli/NAmE /ˈemptɪli/ adverb◆She stood staring emptily into space. 她站着茫然地凝视前方。 🔑 emptyBrE /ˈempti/NAmE /ˈempti/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they empty BrE /ˈempti/ NAmE /ˈempti/present simple - he / she / it empties BrE /ˈemptiz/ NAmE /ˈemptiz/past simple emptied BrE /ˈemptid/ NAmE /ˈemptid/past participle emptied BrE /ˈemptid/ NAmE /ˈemptid/ -ing form emptying BrE /ˈemptiɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈemptiɪŋ/🔑 [T] to remove everything that is in a container, etc. 倒空；腾空；掏空◆~ sthHe emptied the ashtrays, washed the glasses and went to bed. 他倒掉烟灰缸里的灰，洗完杯子就上床睡觉了。◆He emptied his glass and asked for a refill. 他干了一杯，又要求再斟满一杯。◆~ sth outI emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys. 我把口袋里的东西都掏了出来，仍然找不到我的钥匙。◆~ sth out of sthShe emptied the water out of the vase. 她把水从花瓶里倒了出来。◆~ sth of sthThe room had been emptied of all furniture. 房间里所有的家具都搬走了。◆(figurative) She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home. 她打消了想家的所有念头。🔑 [I] to become empty 变空◆The streets soon emptied when the rain started. 雨下起来时街上很快便空无一人。◆~ outThe tank empties out in five minutes. 水箱五分钟就空了。🔑 [T] ~ sth (out) to take out the contents of sth and put them somewhere else 把…移出，把…腾出（置于别处）◆She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table. 她把包里的东西全倒在了桌子上。◆Many factories emptied their waste into the river. 许多工厂都将废料倒进了这条河里。🔑 [T] ~ sthto make sure that everyone leaves a room, building, etc. （把…）撤出，撤离；撤空 SYN evacuate ◆Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat. 由于炸弹的威胁，警方奉命将所有人撤离这栋大楼。 [I] to flow or move out from one place to another 流入；涌进◆~ into/onto sthThe Rhine empties into the North Sea. 莱茵河流入北海。◆~ out into/onto sthFans emptied out onto the streets after the concert. 音乐会结束后，乐迷涌到大街上。 |