empty 基本解释
- 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
empty 词态变化
第三人称单数: empties;过去式: emptied;过去分词: emptied;现在分词: emptying;比较级: emptier;最高级: emptiest;副词: emptily;
empty 中文词源
empty 空的来自古英语emty, 休闲，空闲。e, 没有，词源同out, ordeal(其词源同deal out), -mt, 必须，词源同must. 插入字母p缓和读音。原义为非必须的，有空的，词义由时间引申为空间。
empty 英文词源
- empty
- empty: [OE] The original meaning of Old English ǣmtig appears to have been ‘unoccupied, at leisure’, and it was only secondarily that it developed the physical connotations of ‘not full’ which have come down to us in empty. (It also meant ‘unmarried’.) It was a derivative of the noun ǣmetta ‘rest, leisure’. This is a word of uncertain history, but it has been plausibly analysed as the negative prefix ǣ- plus a derivative of the root which produced modern English mete (as in ‘mete out’), meaning something like ‘not assigned’.
=> mete - empty (adj.)
- c. 1200, from Old English æmettig "at leisure, not occupied; unmarried," also "containing nothing, unoccupied," from æmetta "leisure," from æ "not" + -metta, from motan "to have" (see might (n.)). The -p- is a euphonic insertion.
Sense evolution from "at leisure" to "containing nothing, unoccupied" is paralleled in several languages, such as Modern Greek adeios "empty," originally "freedom from fear," from deios "fear." "The adj. adeios must have been applied first to persons who enjoyed freedom from duties, leisure, and so were unoccupied, whence it was extended to objects that were unoccupied" [Buck]. Related: Emptier. Figurative sense of empty-nester attested by 1960. - empty (n.)
- "an empty thing" that was or is expected to be full, 1865, from empty (adj.). At first of barges, freight cars, mail pouches.
- empty (v.)
- 1520s, from empty (adj.); replacing Middle English empten, from Old English geæmtigian. Related: Emptied; emptying.
empty 词组搭配
be running on empty
have exhausted all of one's resources or sustenance
耗尽资源
empty vessels make most noise ( 或 sound)
(proverb)those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative
(谚)一瓶不响，半瓶晃荡
on an empty stomach
empty 英文释义
- 1. a container that has been emptied;
- "return all empties to the store"
empty 同义词解析
empty, vacant, hollow, blank, open
这些形容词都有"空的"之意。
empty： 指空无一人或一物，或空洞无意义的。
vacant： 普通用词，侧重某物或某个位置没有被占用。
hollow： 指物体中间是空的。
blank： 指上面没有写字、印刷或做记号的空白表面，或指上面留着准备被填写的空白处。
open： 指未被占有，从而可被别人得到的。
empty 双语例句
- 1. Empty the contents of the pan into the sieve.
- 将锅里的东西倒到筛子上。
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- 2. She showed him around the ground floor of the empty house.
- 她带他参观了这处空房子的底楼。
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- 3. She went to the sink and ran water into her empty glass.
- 她走到水槽边，把空玻璃杯灌上水。
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- 4. His voice sounded oddly resonant in the empty room.
- 他的声音在这空荡荡的房间里听起来异常嘹亮。
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- 5. Her parting words left him feeling empty and alone.
- 她分手时说的话让他感觉空虚孤独。
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empty 实用场景例句
- My life seems empty without you.
- 没有你，我的生活似乎就没有了意义。
牛津词典
- words that were empty of meaning
- 无意义的话
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- She stood staring emptily into space.
- 她站着茫然地凝视远方。
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- 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。
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- She emptied the water out of the vase.
- 她把水从花瓶里倒了出来。
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- an empty box/glass
- 空盒 / 杯
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- empty hands (= not holding anything)
- 空手
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- an empty plate (= with no food on it)
- 空盘子
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- The theatre was half empty .
- 剧场只坐了一半观众。
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- an empty house/room/bus
- 空着的房子 / 房间 / 公共汽车
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- Is this an empty chair (= not one that another person will be using) ?
- 这张椅子没人坐吗？
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- 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住人了。
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- It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something) .
- 空腹喝酒不好。
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- (formal)The room was empty of furniture.
- 房间里什么家具都没有。
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- empty words
- 空话
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- an empty promise
- 兑现不了的承诺
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- an empty gesture aimed at pleasing the crowds
- 旨在取悦观众的装腔作势
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- Three months after his death, she still felt empty.
- 他死后三个月她仍然感到心里很空虚。
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- The room was bare and empty.
- 房间空荡荡的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...empty cans of lager...
- 空的窖藏啤酒罐
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- His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.
- 他父亲威胁要把他赶出去，但他知道那只不过是吓吓他罢了。
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- ...to ensure the event is not perceived as an empty gesture.
- 确保这一活动不被看作只是一种空洞的姿态
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- My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.
- 在遇到他之前，我的生活非常繁忙却很空虚。
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- I felt empty and hollow; defeated...
- 我感觉空虚无聊，充满挫败感。
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- I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.
- 我觉得非常空虚，生活似乎根本不值得继续下去。
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- I emptied the ashtray...
- 我把烟灰缸倒空了。
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- Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl...
- 把汤面倒进上菜用的碗中。
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- The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of athletics.
- 首日比赛结束后，体育场空无一人。
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- ...a woman who could empty a pub full of drunks just by lifting one fist.
- 只要举起一只拳头就能把一酒吧的醉鬼全部赶跑的女人
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The Washougal empties into the Columbia River near Portland.
- 沃舒格尔河在波特兰附近注入哥伦比亚河。
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