1. | 空的with no people or things inside |
an empty box/glass 空盒；空杯 | |
empty hands(= not holding anything) 空手 | |
an empty plate(= with no food on it) 空盘子 | |
The theatre was half empty . 剧场空了一半。 | |
an empty house/room/bus 空着的房子╱房间╱公共汽车 | |
Is this an empty chair(= a chair that nobody else is using) ? 这张椅子没人坐吗？ | |
The house had been standing empty(= without people living in it) for some time. 这房子已经有一段时间没人住了。 | |
It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach(= without having eaten something) . 空腹饮酒不好。 | |
The room was empty of furniture. 房间里什么家具都没有。 |
2. | [ubn] 空洞的；说话不算数的；无诚意的with no meaning; not meaning what is said |
empty words 空话 | |
an empty promise 兑现不了的承诺 | |
an empty gesture aimed at pleasing the crowds 旨在取悦观众的装腔作势 |
3. | 空虚的；无意义的；无目的的unhappy because life does not seem to have a purpose, usually after sth sad has happened |
Three months after his death, she still felt empty. 他死后三个月她仍然感到心里空落落的。 | |
My life seems empty without you. 没有你，我的生活似乎就没有了意义。 |
4. | ~ of sth 没有；缺乏；无without a quality that you would expect to be there |
words that were empty of meaning 无意义的话 |
1. | [t] 倒空；腾空；掏空to remove everything that is in a container, etc. |
He emptied the ashtrays, washed the glasses and went to bed. 他倒掉烟灰缸里的灰，洗完杯子就上床睡觉了。 | |
He emptied his glass and asked for a refill. 他干了一杯，又要求再斟满一杯。 | |
I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys. 我把口袋里的东西都掏了出来，仍然找不到我的钥匙。 | |
She emptied the water out of the vase. 她把水从花瓶里倒了出来。 | |
The room had been emptied of all furniture. 房间里所有的家具都搬走了。 | |
She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home. 她打消了想家的所有念头。 |
2. | [i] 变空to become empty |
The streets soon emptied when the rain started. 雨下起来时街上很快便空无一人。 | |
The tank empties out in five minutes. 箱里的液体五分钟就流干了。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth (out) 把…移出，把…腾出（置于别处）to take out the contents of sth and put them somewhere else |
She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table. 她把包里的东西全倒在了桌子上。 | |
Many factories emptied their waste into the river. 许多工厂都将废料倒进了这条河里。 |
4. | [t] ~ sth （把…）撤出，撤离；撤空to make sure that everyone leaves a room, building, etc. |
Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat. 由于炸弹的威胁，警方奉命将所有人撤离这栋大楼。 |
5. | [i] 流入；涌进to flow or move out from one place to another |
The Rhine empties into the North Sea. 莱茵河流入北海。 | |
Fans emptied out onto the streets after the concert. 音乐会结束后，乐迷涌到大街上。 |
