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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1735 COCA: 1644

empty

Word family
emp·ty1 /ˈempti/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp emptier, superlativesupl emptiest)  
1 container 容器EMPTY having nothing inside 空的
 an empty box
空盒子
 an empty bottle
空瓶子
 an empty space behind the desk
书桌后面的空位
 The fuel tank’s almost empty.
燃油箱快要空了。
2 place 地方EMPTY an empty place does not have any people in it 无人的
 I hate coming home to an empty house.
我讨厌回家时屋子里空荡荡的。
 The hall was half-empty.
大厅有一半是空的。
 The streets were empty.
大街上空无一人。
 The building stood empty for several years.
这大楼有好几年没人住了。
3 not used 未用的EMPTY not being used by anyone 无人用的,空着的
 I spotted an empty table in the corner.
我发现角落里有一张空桌子。
 He put his feet on an empty chair.
他把双脚搁在空椅子上。
4 person/life/生活SAD/UNHAPPY unhappy because nothing in your life seems interesting or important 寂寥的;空虚的
 The divorce left him feeling empty and bitter.
离婚使他感到空虚和痛苦。
 Her life felt empty and meaningless.
她感到生活既空虚又无聊。
5 empty of something not containing a particular type of thing, or not having a particular quality 没有某事物;缺乏某种特性
 The beach was almost empty of people.
海滩上几乎没人了。
6 empty words/gestures/promises etc PRETENDwords etc that are not sincere, or have no effect 空话/做样子/空头许诺等
 His repeated promises to pay them back were just empty words.
他一再答应还钱给他们,但只是说空话而已。
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7 do something on an empty stomach EATto do something without having eaten any food first 空着肚子做某事
 I can’t work properly on an empty stomach.
我饿着肚子就做不好事情。
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8. empty nest  (also empty nest syndrome)LEAVE A PLACE a situation in which parents become sad because their children have grown up and moved out of their house 空巢(综合征)〔指父母因子女长大离家而难过〕
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9. empty suit especially American EnglishAmE a politician or manager who does not achieve much or does not have much ability 政绩平平的从政者;能力不强的管理者
10 be running on empty to continue doing something even though you no longer have supplies of something you need in order to do it properly 没有了供给[储备]仍在运转
 With the country running on empty, the president has no hope of winning the election.
国家已在空转,总统没有希望赢得竞选。
emptily adverbadv
THESAURUS
with nothing in it or on it 里面或上面没有东西
empty used about something that has nothing inside 空的
an empty can of hair spray
空的喷发胶罐
The fridge is almost empty.
冰箱里几乎什么都没有。
blank used about a computer screen or a piece of paper that has no writing or pictures on it, or a CD, DVD etc with nothing recorded on it 〔计算机屏幕、纸张、唱片等〕空白的,无内容的
a blank sheet of paper
一张白纸
He stared at the blank screen for a few minutes.
他盯着空白屏幕看了好几分钟。
a blank tape
空白磁带
bare used about a room or cupboard that has very little in it 〔房间、橱柜〕空的
His room was bare except for a bed and a wardrobe.
他房间里除了一张床和一个衣橱,几乎空空如也。
hollow used about something that has an empty space inside ()的;中空的
a hollow tree
空心树
The suitcase had a hollow bottom.
手提箱底部是空心的。
with no people 没有人
empty used about a place that has no one in it or no one using it 〔地方〕无人()
There were no lights on and the house looked empty.
屋子里没开灯,似乎没有人在。
the empty streets
空荡荡的街道
free used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it 〔座位、地方或房间〕不在使用的,空着的
Is this seat free?
这个座位没人吗?
There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.
每天这个时间从没有空的停车位。
vacant used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use 〔房间、建筑〕空的,未被占用的
a vacant apartment
空着的公寓
The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.
我们接下来找的那家家庭旅馆有几间空房。
deserted used about a place that is quiet because there is no one there, or because the people who used to be there have left 〔地方〕空寂无人的,被舍弃的
a deserted village
荒弃的村庄
It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.
凌晨3点,街上空寂无人。
uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂/ used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently 〔尤指永久性〕无人居住的
an uninhabited island
荒岛
unoccupied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment 〔房子、房间或办公室〕未被占用的,空着的
unoccupied buildings
空置的大楼
Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.
主人外出度假、房屋空着的时候,经常会发生入室盗窃。
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empty2 ●●○ verb (emptied, emptying, empties)  
1 (also empty out) [transitiveT]PUT to remove everything that is inside something 倒空,倾空
 Did you empty the dishwasher?
你把洗碗机腾空了吗?
empty something onto/into something
 Elinor emptied the contents of the envelope onto the table.
埃莉诺把信封里的东西全倒在桌子上。
 He emptied out the ashtray.
他倒空了烟灰缸。
 Ruth emptied her glass (=drank all the liquid left in it) in one gulp.
露丝将玻璃杯里的东西一饮而尽。
2 [intransitiveI]LEAVE A PLACE if a place empties, everyone leaves it 〔场所〕变空,人全走光
3empty into something phrasal verbphr v if a river empties into a larger area of water, it flows into it 〔河流〕流入,注入
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Origin empty1
Old English æmettig
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1735 COCA: 1644
empty

verb¹

1make sth empty騰空ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBcompletely使完全空出The cupboards had all been completely emptied.所有碗櫥已經完全騰空了。out使全空We emptied out the tank.我們倒空了油箱。PREPOSITIONof清空He emptied the bottle of its contents.他倒空了瓶子。
empty

verb²

2become empty變空ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBcompletely完全變空quickly, rapidly迅速/快速變空slowly慢慢流空directly直接注入Water from the underground pipes empties directly into nearby streams.地下管道裏的水徑直排入附近的河流。out變空The room gradually emptied out.房間逐漸變空了。PREPOSITIONinto(河流)流入⋯The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.城堡有一條很深的流入湖裏的護城河。of無⋯The streets soon emptied of shoppers.街上的購物者很快就消失了。
empty

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSappear, be, feel, lie, look, seem顯得空蕩蕩;空;感覺空;空放着;看起來空;好像空The box lay empty on the bed.盒子放在牀上,裏面是空的。become變空remain, stand, stay仍然空着;空着;繼續空着The city is letting useful housing stand empty.這個城市正任由可使用的住房閒置。leave sth任⋯空着The house had been left empty for several weeks.房子已經空了好幾週。ADVERBcompletely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly空無一物;空無一人;空蕩蕩There was a vast expanse of totally empty sky to look at.可以看到萬里晴空。almost, nearly, practically, virtually幾乎是空的;差不多是空的;實際上是空的largely, mostly很大程度上是空的;大部份是空的half半空a half-empty box of chocolates半空的一盒巧克力fairly, quite, rather, relatively相當空;非常空;比較空Some parts of the city are desperately overcrowded while others are relatively empty.這個城市的某些地區擁擠得要命,而其他地區則相對較空。very非常空We all feel very empty now she's gone.她走了,我們都覺得心裏空蕩蕩的。apparently, seemingly明顯地/看起來空蕩蕩的eerily, strangely, surprisingly空蕩得可怕/出奇/驚人The house felt strangely empty without the children.孩子們不在,屋子顯得出奇地空空蕩蕩。otherwise不然的話會顯得空There were a few chairs, but the room was otherwise empty.房間裏有幾把椅子,但除此之外空空蕩蕩的。PREPOSITIONof沒有⋯The streets were empty of people.街上沒有人。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1735 COCA: 1644
empty verb
clear (empty out your pockets) drain (The streets emptied.)
empty

adjective

empty ♦︎ vacant ♦︎ bare ♦︎ freeThese words all describe sth with no people or things inside. 这些词均表示空的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配empty / bare / free of sthan empty / a vacant / a bare rooman empty / a vacant / a free seatan empty / a vacant housean empty / a bare cupboard empty not containing any things or people 空的an empty box / glass空盒子;空杯子an empty house / room / bus空着的房子/房间/公共汽车The theatre was half empty.剧场只坐了一半观众。empty hands (= not holding anything) 空手an empty plate (= with no food on it) 空盘子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 sth).空腹饮酒不好。 (formal) The room was empty of furniture.房间里什么家具都没有。OPP full full see also empty clear verb , empty drain verb vacant ˈveɪkənt (rather formal) (of a seat, a hotel room, a house or land) empty and not being used (座位、旅馆房间、房屋或土地)空着的,未被占用的There are very few vacant properties available in the area.这个地区很少有闲置的房产。The seat next to him was vacant.他旁边的座位空着。 (especially NAmE) a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used) 一块闲置的土地There is a room vacant, as it happens.正好,有一个空房间。 see also unoccupied deserted bare (especially of a room or cupboard) empty and lacking its usual contents (尤指房间或橱柜)空的At many stores bare shelves greeted shoppers.在许多商店,顾客进去看到的是空荡荡的货架。The room was bare of furniture.房间里什么家具都没有。 free (especially of sth that you need to use) empty and ready to be used (尤指要用的东西)空着的,可使用的Is this seat free?这个座位空着吗?The device allows you to talk on the phone with both hands free.此装置能让你在讲电话时腾出双手做其他事。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1735 COCA: 1644
empty
Empty of people or things: empty, blank, bare...
Showing no emotions and unaffected by emotions: blank, restrained, impassive...
Not effective or useful and not working correctly: useless, ineffective, inefficient...
What liquids can do: break, burst, cast up...

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