empty
- adj.空的;没有;空虚的;空洞的;无意义的;无目的的;无诚意的;说话不算数的
- v.倒空;腾空;流入;掏空;变空;把…移出，把…腾出(置于别处);（把…）撤出，撤离
- n.空车;空的东西
复数： empties 最高级： emptiest 比较级： emptier 派生词： emptily adv. 过去式： emptied 现在分词： emptying 过去分词： emptied 第三人称单数： empties
emptyadj.
空的
with no people or things inside
an empty box/glass
空盒 / 杯
empty hands (= not holding anything)
空手
an empty plate (= with no food on it)
空盘子
The theatre was half empty .
剧场只坐了一半观众。
an empty house/room/bus
空着的房子 / 房间 / 公共汽车
Is this an empty chair (= not one that another person will be 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住人了。
It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something) .
空腹喝酒不好。
The room was empty of furniture.
房间里什么家具都没有。
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
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很空虚。
My life seems empty without you.
没有你，我的生活似乎就没有了意义。
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
She stood staring emptily into space.
她站着茫然地凝视远方。
verb
倒空；腾空；掏空
to remove everything that is in a container, etc.
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。
He emptied his glass and asked for a refill.
他喝了一杯，又要求再斟满一杯。
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。
The room had been emptied of all furniture.
屋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。
变空
to become empty
The tank empties out in five minutes.
大容器里的液体五分钟就流干了。
The streets soon emptied when the rain started.
雨下起来时街上很快便空无一人。
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.
许多工厂都将污水排进了这条河里。
（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，警方奉命将人撤离这栋大楼。
流入；涌进
to flow or move out from one place to another
The Rhine empties into the North Sea.
莱茵河注入北海。
Fans emptied out onto the streets after the concert.
音乐会结束后，乐迷涌到大街上。
empty
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ADJ-GRADED 空的
An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it.The room was bare and empty.
房间空荡荡的。
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ADJ (威胁、关系等)空洞的，无意义的，无效的
An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning.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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ADJ-GRADED (生活或某段时间)空虚的，枯燥无味的
If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it.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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ADJ-GRADED （感觉）空虚的，无力的
If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting.I felt empty and hollow; defeated...
我感觉空虚无聊，充满挫败感。
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VERB 清空;把…倒空
If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up.I emptied the ashtray...
我把烟灰缸倒空了。
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V-ERG （使）（房间、场地等）变空;清空
If someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone that is in it goes away.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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VERB （河流或运河）流入，注入
A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it.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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N-COUNT 空瓶；空容器
Empties are bottles or containers which no longer have anything in them.
noun
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- a container that has been emptied
- return all empties to the store
verb
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- excrete or discharge from the body
- Synonym: evacuate void
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- become empty or void of its content
- The room emptied
- Synonym: discharge
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- make void or empty of contents
- Empty the box
- The alarm emptied the building
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- remove
- Empty the water
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- leave behind empty;move out of
- You must vacate your office by tonight
- Synonym: vacate abandon
adj
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- holding or containing nothing
- an empty glass
- an empty room
- full of empty seats
- empty hours
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- emptied of emotion
- after the violent argument he felt empty
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- needing nourishment
- after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime
- empty-bellied children
- Synonym: empty-bellied
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- devoid of significance or point
- empty promises
- a hollow victory
- vacuous comments
- Synonym: hollow vacuous
数据来源：WordNet
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The offices on either side were empty .
两边的办公室都是空的。
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The theatre was practically empty .
剧院几乎是空的。
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There are a lot of empty properties in the area .
这个地区有大量的闲置房地产。
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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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My life has been an empty shell since he died .
他死后，我的生活就成了一个徒有其表的空壳子。
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I returned from work to find the house empty .
我下班回来，发现屋里空无一人。
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They made for an empty table in the far corner .
他们走向远处那个角落的空桌子。
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There are still a good few empty seats .
还有好几个空座位。
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My life seems empty without you .
没有你，我的生活似乎就没有了意义。
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It 's not a good idea to drink on an empty stomach .
空腹不宜喝酒。
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She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home .
她打消了想家的所有念头。
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Many factories emptied their waste into the river .
许多工厂都将污水排进了这条河里。
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She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table .
她把包里的东西全倒在了桌子上。
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She woke from an uneasy sleep to find the house empty .
她睡得不安稳，醒来时发现屋子里空无一人。
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Empty houses quickly take on a forlorn look .
空无一人的房屋很快就显得凄凉。
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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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Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat .
由于炸弹的威胁，警方奉命将人撤离这栋大楼。
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The room was empty of furniture .
房间里什么家具都没有。
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He prowled the empty rooms of the house at night .
夜里，他在家中的空屋子里踱来踱去。
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The stadium can be emptied in four minutes .
这个体育场能在四分钟以内让观众全部散场。
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Walsh headed the ball into an empty goal .
沃尔什把球顶进了空门。
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They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road .
他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。
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The room had been emptied of all furniture .
屋里所有的家具都搬走了。
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He looked disapprovingly at the row of empty wine bottles .
他不以为然地看了看那排空酒瓶。
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The empty boat drifted out to sea .
空船向海上漂去。
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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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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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The bottle 's nearly empty .
这瓶子差不多空了。
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The theatre was half empty .
剧场只坐了一半观众。
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The floor was covered with a litter of newspapers , clothes and empty cups .
地板上到处都是乱七八糟的报纸、衣服和空杯子。
指纸张无字迹的、未印刷过的，或磁带未录制内容的。
a blank cheque/form
空白支票/表格
Leave the first page blank.
第一页留空。
指建筑物内部缺乏设施或装饰的，也指人身体部位裸露的，形容土地、树木等时表示其没有植被覆盖或枝叶凋落的。
bare feet/trees
光着脚/光秃秃的树
She lived in that tiny bare room for six years.
她在那个空荡荡的小房间住了6年。
She wore a low-necked dress, and her arms were bare.
她穿着一件低领连衣裙，手臂裸露。
There's no carpet in the bedroom, just bare floorboards.
卧室里地板裸露，没有铺地毯。
指容器里面什么也没有或者某个地方没有人的。
an empty cup/room
空杯子/房间
The house stood empty for many years.
这房子好多年没人住了。
指实物的内部是空心的。
a hollow tree/tube
空心树/管子
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter.
使用空心砖是因为它们更轻。
指房屋、土地等未被占用的，或指工作或职位空缺的，侧重表示临时性的情况。
The apartment is still vacant.
那套公寓仍然空着。
The position became vacant after his resignation.
他辞职后，这个职位暂时空缺。
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