| 单词 | empty |
| 释义 | empty adj., v., & n. --adj (emptier, emptiest) 1. containing nothing. 2. (of a house etc.) unoccupied or unfurnished. 3. (of a transport vehicle etc.) without a load, passengers, etc. 4. a meaningless, hollow, insincere (empty threats; an empty gesture). b without substance or purpose (an empty existence). 5. colloq. hungry. 6. (foll. by of) devoid, lacking. --v (-ies, -ied) 1. tr. a make empty; remove the contents of. b (foll. by of) deprive of certain contents (emptied the room of its chairs). 2. tr. (often foll. by into) transfer (the contents of a container). 3. intr. become empty. 4. intr. (usu. foll. by into) (of a river) discharge itself (into the sea etc.). --n (pl. -ies) colloq. a container (esp. a bottle) left empty of its contents. Phrases and idioms empty-handed 1. bringing or taking nothing. 2. having achieved or obtained nothing. empty-headed foolish; lacking common sense. empty-nester US either of a couple whose children have grown up and left home. on an empty stomach see STOMACH. Derivatives emptily adv. emptiness n. Etymology: OE {aelig}mtig, {aelig}metig f. {aelig}metta leisure |
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