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单词 void
释义
void
(vɔɪd )
Word forms: voids , voiding , voided
1. countable noun [usually singular]
If you describe a situation or a feeling as a void, you mean that it seems empty because there is nothing interesting or worthwhile about it.
His death has left a void in the cricketing world which can never be filled. [+ in]
...an aching void of loneliness.
Synonyms: gap, space, lack, want  
2. countable noun
You can describe a large or frightening space as a void.
He stared into the dark void where the battle had been fought.
The ship moved silently through the black void.
Observers have found in the universe giant voids about 500,000,000 light-years across.
3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Something that is void or null and void is officially considered to have no value or authority.
The original elections were declared void by the former military ruler.
The agreement will be considered null and void.
Synonyms: invalid, null and void, inoperative, useless  
4. adjective
If you are void of something, you do not have any of it. [formal]
He rose, his face void of emotion as he walked towards the door. [+ of]
The treaty is now void of absolute commitments.
Synonyms: devoid of, without, lacking, free from  
5. verb
To void something means to officially say that it is not valid. [formal]
The Supreme Court threw out the confession and voided his conviction for murder. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: invalidate, nullify, cancel, withdraw  
Collocations:
leadership void
The leadership void creates the possibility that it could become a takeover candidate.
Globe and Mail
Even at 23 he has the maturity to fill some of the leadership void.
Times, Sunday Times
Thirty-one percent say divorce has fractured other relationships in the church, and 16 percent say it created leadership voids.
Christianity Today
Their churches report leadership voids and fractured relationships.
Christianity Today
Translations:
Chinese: 无效的, 空旷, 正式宣布…无效
Japanese: 無効の, 空虚な感じ, 無効にする
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