empty

美 [ˈempti]
英 ['empti]
  • adj.空的;空洞的;说话不算数的;无诚意的
  • v.倒空;腾空;掏空;变空
  • n.空箱;空瓶;空车
  • 网络空虚;清空;空虚的
比较级:emptier  最高级:emptiest  第三人称单数:empties  现在分词:emptying  过去式:emptied  
empty
adj.
1.
空的with no people or things inside
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。
The room was empty of furniture.
房间里什么家具都没有。
2.
[ubn]
空洞的;说话不算数的;无诚意的with no meaning; not meaning what is said
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
3.
空虚的;无意义的;无目的的unhappy because life does not seem to have a purpose, usually after sth sad has happened
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。
4.
~ of sth
没有;缺乏;无without a quality that you would expect to be there
words that were empty of meaning
无意义的话
v.
1.
[t]
倒空;腾空;掏空to remove everything that is in a container, etc.
He 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。
I 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。
She emptied the water out of the vase.
她把水从花瓶里倒了出来。
The room had been emptied of all furniture.
房间里所有的家具都搬走了。
She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home.
她打消了想家的所有念头。
2.
[i]
变空to become empty
The streets soon emptied when the rain started.
雨下起来时街上很快便空无一人。
The tank empties out in five minutes.
箱里的液体五分钟就流干了。
3.
[t]
~ sth (out)
把…移出,把…腾出(置于别处)to take out the contents of sth and put them somewhere else
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。
4.
[t]
~ sth
(把…)撤出,撤离;撤空to make sure that everyone leaves a room, building, etc.
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。
5.
[i]
流入;涌进to flow or move out from one place to another
The Rhine empties into the North Sea.
莱茵河流入北海。
Fans emptied out onto the streets after the concert.
音乐会结束后,乐迷涌到大街上。

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