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单词 empty-nester
释义

empty /empˈti/

adjective
  1. Having nothing inside
  2. Unoccupied
  3. Unfurnished
  4. Without effect
  5. Unsatisfactory
  6. Lacking substance
  7. Meaningless
  8. Empty-headed
  9. Hungry (informal)
  10. Devoid (of; Shakespeare with in)
transitive verb (empˈtying; empˈtied)
  1. To make empty
  2. To deprive of contents
  3. To remove from a receptacle
intransitive verb
  1. To become empty
  2. To discharge
noun (pl empˈties)

An empty container, esp a bottle or glass

ORIGIN: OE ǣmetig, from ǣmetta leisure or rest; the p is excrescent

empˈtier noun

empˈtily adverb

empˈtiness noun

  1. The state of being empty
  2. Lack of substance
  3. Unsatisfactoriness
  4. Inanity

empˈtying noun

empty-handˈed adjective

Bringing or taking away nothing or no gift

empty-headˈed adjective

Frivolous

empty-nestˈer noun (informal)

A parent whose children have left the parental home

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