| 释义 |
empty adjective—空 adj (almost always used)Examples:absolutely empty (space)—as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft—return empty (i.e. to drive back with no passengers or freight)—(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc—lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. vanish leaving an empty shell—sound of footsteps in an empty valley (idiom); a rare occurrence—sound made by an empty stomach—empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything—overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas—empty handed (carrying nothing)—wind does not come from an empty cave without reason—empty (argument, head etc)—empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing rely on—empty cave, nothing there (idiom); devoid of substance—empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything leave nothing for the enemy—the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing see to the broad horizon—lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound [idiom.]— |