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单词 empty
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empty

noun
/ˈempti/
/ˈempti/
Idioms
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Idioms
be running on empty
  1. (informal) to continue working or trying despite having no resources, energy, ideas, etc. left
    • A lot of the players are running on empty and deserve a good rest.

empty

adjective
 
/ˈempti/
/ˈempti/
(comparative emptier, superlative emptiest)
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  1.  
     with no people or things inside
    • an empty box/glass/bottle
    • empty hands (= not holding anything)
    • an empty plate (= with no food on it)
    • I noticed an empty space on the bookshelf.
    • I couldn't see any empty seats (= with nobody sitting in them).
    • The theatre was half empty.
    • an empty house/room/bus
    • As it got later, the streets became empty.
    • The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time.
    • It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something).
    • empty of something (formal) The room was empty of furniture.
    Extra Examples
    • The box lay empty on the bed.
    • The city is letting useful housing stand empty.
    • The house felt curiously empty without the children.
    • The house had been left empty for several weeks.
    • The reservoirs could end up empty if this dry weather continues.
    • There was a vast expanse of totally empty sky to look at.
    • There were a few chairs, but the room was otherwise empty.
    • a half-empty box of chocolates
    • The streets were empty of people.
    • For the first time in years, the town square was empty of pigeons.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • quite
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    See full entry
  2.  
     [usually before noun] (of something that somebody says or does) with no meaning; not meaning what is said synonym hollow
    • empty words
    • an empty promise
    • Voters will see through the empty rhetoric.
    • an empty gesture aimed at pleasing the crowds
  3. (of a person, or a person’s life) unhappy because life does not seem to have a purpose, usually after something sad has happened
    • Three months after his death, she still felt empty.
    • My life seems empty without you.
    • We all feel very empty now she's gone.
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • quite
    • …
    preposition
    • of
    See full entry
  4. empty of something without a quality that you would expect to be there
    • words that were empty of meaning
    5. Word OriginOld English ǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot).

empty

verb
 
/ˈempti/
/ˈempti/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they empty
/ˈempti/
/ˈempti/
he / she / it empties
/ˈemptiz/
/ˈemptiz/
past simple emptied
/ˈemptid/
/ˈemptid/
past participle emptied
/ˈemptid/
/ˈemptid/
-ing form emptying
/ˈemptiɪŋ/
/ˈemptiɪŋ/
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  1.  
     [transitive] to remove everything that is in a container, etc.
    • empty something She emptied the bins, washed the glasses and went to bed.
    • He emptied his glass and asked for a refill.
    • empty something out I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys.
    • empty something of something The room had been emptied of all furniture.
    • (figurative) She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home.
    Extra Examples
    • He emptied the bottle of its contents.
    • The cupboards had all been completely emptied.
    • We emptied out the tank.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • out
    preposition
    • of
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  2.  
     [intransitive] to become empty
    • The streets soon emptied when the rain started.
    • empty of somebody/something The beach gradually emptied of people.
    • empty out The tank empties out in five minutes.
    Extra Examples
    • The streets soon emptied of shoppers.
    • The hall half emptied as bored businessmen raced for the buffet tables.
    • The room gradually emptied out.
    • The bar will empty out quite quickly after they stop serving.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • quickly
    • rapidly
    • …
    preposition
    • into
    • of
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  3.  
     [transitive] to take out the contents of something and put them somewhere else
    • empty something He stepped outside to empty the trash.
    • empty something onto something She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.
    • empty something into something Many factories emptied their waste into the river.
    • empty something out of something She emptied the water out of the vase.
    Extra Examples
    • He opened his bag and emptied his belongings onto the floor.
    • I emptied the orange juice into a jug.
    • She emptied out the contents of the jar.
  4. [transitive] empty something to make sure that everyone leaves a room, building, etc. synonym evacuate
    • Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat.
  5. [intransitive] to flow or move out from one place to another
    • empty into/onto something The Rhine empties into the North Sea.
    • empty out into/onto something Fans emptied out onto the streets after the concert.
    Extra Examples
    • The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.
    • Water from the underground pipes empties directly into nearby streams.
    6. Word OriginOld English ǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot).
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