empty
音标:英 /ˈempti/,美 /ˈempti/
含义:作为形容词时表示“空的;空洞的;空虚的”;作为动词时表示“清空;倒空;流入”;作为名词时指“空容器” 。
没有你,我的生活似乎就没有了意义。My life seems empty without you.
我把口袋里的东西都掏了出来,仍然找不到我的钥匙。I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys.
剧场只坐了一半观众。The theatre was half empty.
空腹喝酒不好。It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach.
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。His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.
首日比赛结束后,体育场空无一人。The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of athletics.
沃舒格尔河在波特兰附近注入哥伦比亚河。The Washougal empties into the Columbia River near Portland.
房间里什么家具都没有。The room was empty of furniture.
这房子已经有一段时间没住人了。The house had been standing empty for some time.
他死后三个月她仍然感到心里很空虚。Three months after his death, she still felt empty.
empty stomach 空腹
empty promise 兑现不了的承诺
empty talk 空话
empty into (河流等)流入
empty out 清空;倒空
feel empty 感到空虚(口语中也可指“感到饿”)
empty nest 空巢(指子女长大离家后的家庭状态)
无论是描述物理空间的“空”,还是情感上的“空虚”,empty 都是表达“缺失”的核心词汇。它的多词性特点让它在日常交流和书面表达中都极为灵活,掌握其搭配和语境能显著提升语言准确性。