empty
英 ['em(p)tɪ] 美 [ˈɛmptɪ]
adj. 空的;无意义的;无知的;徒劳的
vt. 使失去;使…成为空的
vi. 成为空的;流空
n. 空车;空的东西
[ 复数 empties 比较级 emptier 最高级 emptiest 过去式 emptied 过去分词 emptied 现在分词 emptying ]
词组短语:
feel empty[口语]觉得饿
empty space真空,真空区;架空层;空档
empty stomach空腹
英文解释及例句:
1.
adj an empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. 空的
例:
the room was bare and empty.
房间空荡荡的。
...empty cans of beer.
…空啤酒罐。
2.
adj an empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning. 无实在意义的
例:
his father had threatened disinheritance, but both men had known it was an empty threat.
他父亲威胁要剥夺他的继承权,但是两人都知道这是虚张声势。
3.
adj if you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it. 空虚的
例:
my life was very hectic but empty before i met him.
我的生活在遇见他之前忙碌却空虚。
4.
adj if you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting. 消沉的
例:
i feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.
我感到非常消沉,我的生活简直好像不值得再过下去了。
5.
v-t if you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up. 倒空
例:
i emptied the ashtray.
我倒空了烟灰缸。
empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl.
将面条和汤全部倒入一个上菜的碗中。
6.
v-t/v-i if someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone in it goes away. 清场
例:
the stadium emptied at the end of the first day of games.
体育馆在第一天比赛结束的时候清场了。
7.
v-i a river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it. 流入
例:
the milwaukee river empties into lake michigan near that pipe.
密尔沃基河在那条管道附近流入密歇根湖。
8.
n-count empties are bottles or containers that no longer have anything in them. 空容器
例:
after breakfast we'll take the empties down in the sack.
早餐后我们要用袋子把空瓶子拿下去。
empty
[英][ˈempti][美][ˈɛmpti]
adj.空的,空虚的,空洞的; 空闲的,无效的,徒劳的; 无聊的,愚蠢的; 言语或行动空洞的;
vt.(使)成为空的, 把…弄空; 把…腾出来;
vi.成为空的; 流空;
n.空车; 空的东西;
第三人称单数:empties过去分词:emptied复数:empties最高级:emptiest现在进行时:emptying比较级:emptier过去式:emptied
例句:
i'll bet you think the room was empty.
我打赌你一定认为这个房间是空的。