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emptier, emptiest
containing nothing; not filled or occupied空的; 不含东西的; 无人（居住）的：he took his empty coffee cup back to the counter
他把空咖啡杯送回柜台
the room was empty of furniture.
房间里没有家具。
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- figurative (of words or a gesture) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment〈喻〉（话语, 手势）无含义的; 空洞的; 不会兑现的。
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- figurative having no value or purpose〈喻〉无价值（或目的）的, 空虚的：
after a string of unhappy love affairs, her life felt empty and meaningless.
经过一系列失意恋情的打击, 她感到生活既空虚又无聊。
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- Mathematics (of a set) containing no members or elements【数】（集合）不含任何元（或元素）的, 空的。
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-ies, -ied
with obj. remove all the contents of (a container)使（容器）变空, 把…出空（或倒空）：we empty the till each night at closing time
每天晚上打烊时我们都将钱柜里的钱出清
pockets were emptied of loose change.
口袋里的零钱都摸出来了。
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- remove (the contents) from a container倒出（所含物品）, 将…移出：
he emptied out the contents of his briefcase.
他将公文包里的东西都倒了出来。
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- no obj.(of a place) be vacated by people in it（某地的人）被撤空：
the pub suddenly seemed to empty.
酒馆里的人好像突然被撤走了。
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- no obj.
empty into
(of a river) discharge itself into (the sea or a lake)（河流）流入, 注入（海, 湖）。
(pl. -ies)(一般作 empties)
- informal a container (especially a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents〈非正式〉空容器（尤指空瓶或空杯）。
短语
be running on empty
- have exhausted all of one's resources or sustenance耗尽财力（或物力）。
empty vessels make most noise（或sound）
- proverb those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative〈谚〉满瓶不响, 半瓶晃荡。
on an empty stomach
- 见STOMACH.
派生词
emptily
adverbemptiness
noun词源
Old English ǣmtig, ǣmetig 'at leisure, unoccupied, empty', from ǣmetta 'leisure', perhaps from ā 'no, not' + mōt 'meeting' （see MOOT）.