| 释义 |
hollow out
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | hollow out - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"core out, hollowempty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"gouge, rout - make a groove inscollop, scallop - form scallops in; "scallop the meat"hole - make holes insuck in, draw in - draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"scoop out - hollow out with a scoop; "scoop out a melon"cavern, cavern out - hollow out as if making a caverncave, undermine - hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"excavate - form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"core - remove the core or center from; "core an apple" |
Translationshollow (ˈholəu) adjective1. having an empty space in it. a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow. 中空的 中空的2. (of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow. a hollow voice. (聲音)空洞的，低沉有共鳴的 空洞的 noun1. something hollow. hollows in her cheeks. 凹陷 凹陷2. a small valley; a dip in the ground. You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow. 小山谷，地面凹陷 山谷ˈhollowness noun 空洞 空洞beat hollow to beat thoroughly at a game etc. The local team were beaten hollow by eight goals to one on Saturday. (比賽等)徹底打敗 把...完全打败hollow out to make hollow. They hollowed out a tree-trunk to make a boat. 挖空 挖空hollow out
hollow outTo remove something from the inside of something else, often by scraping or scooping. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hollow" and "out." We need to hollow the pumpkin out before we can carve a face on it.See also: hollow, outhollow something outto make the inside of something hollow. Martha hollowed the book out and put her money inside. She hollowed out a book.See also: hollow, outEncyclopediaSeeHollowMedicalSeehollowhollow out
Synonyms for hollow outverb remove the interior ofSynonymsRelated Words- empty
- gouge
- rout
- scollop
- scallop
- hole
- suck in
- draw in
- scoop out
- cavern
- cavern out
- cave
- undermine
- dig
- dig out
- excavate
- core
|