| 释义 |
ˈemptying, vbl. n.
[f. empty v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of making empty.
1605Shakes. Macb. iv. iii. 68 Intemperance..hath beene Th' vntimely emptying of the happy Throne. 1651Wittie tr. Primrose's Pop. Err. 297 Bloud-letting..is..called the emptying of the vessels.
2. concr.
a. What is emptied out of any vessel; also fig.
b. pl. Yeast (obs. exc. U.S. as an artificial spelling for emptins; see empting).
1650B. Discollim. 23 A few Brewers emptyings. 1813Southey Nelson II. 36 Galley slaves, the emptying of the jails, and banditti. 1860Emerson Cond. Life, Power Wks. (Bohn) II. 333 If we will make bread, we must have..yeast, emptyings. |