| 单词 | empty |
| 释义 | empty (empti ) Word forms: emptier , emptiest , empties , emptying , emptied 1. adjective A2 An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. The room was bare and empty. ...empty cans of lager. The roads were nearly empty of traffic. [+ of] Synonyms: bare, clear, abandoned, deserted 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning. His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat. ...to ensure the event is not perceived as an empty gesture. Synonyms: meaningless, cheap, hollow, vain 3. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it. My life was very hectic but empty before I met him. Synonyms: worthless, meaningless, hollow, pointless 4. adjective If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting. I felt empty and hollow; defeated. I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more. 5. verb If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up. I emptied the wastepaper basket. [VERB noun] Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl. [VERB noun preposition] He emptied the contents out into the palm of his hand. [V n + out] Synonyms: clear, drain, gut, void 6. verb If someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone that is in it goes away. The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of athletics. [VERB] ...a woman who could empty a pub full of drunks just by lifting one fist. [VERB noun] Synonyms: evacuate, clear, vacate, MT [text messaging] 7. verb A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it. The Washougal empties into the Columbia River near Portland. [VERB + into] 8. countable noun [usually plural] Empties are bottles or containers which no longer have anything in them. Idioms: run on empty to no longer be as exciting or successful as you once were because you have run out of new ideas or resources The band's 2008 appearance is widely agreed to be their finest two hours. Certainly, events after this suggest a band running on empty. to feel tired, confused, and unable to think or work properly because you have not eaten for a long time If you don't feed your body daily nutrients, you are running on empty – something you can only do for a short time. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers empty vessels make the most sound [old-fashioned] said to mean that people who talk a lot about their knowledge, talent or experience are often not as knowledgeable, talented or experienced as they claim to be The trouble is that empty vessels seem to be making the most sound and getting the most words in print. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: empty a pocket I ran back, emptied my pockets and spilled these lighters all over his bed. The Sun The officials added insult to injury when the couple were taken to the deportation cells and asked to empty their pockets once again. Times, Sunday Times Halfway, the bandits held up the bus, telling everyone to empty their pockets. The Sun Filer was reluctant to empty his pockets because one contained an engagement ring. Times, Sunday Times Emptying their pockets and borrowing even more, they lumped on like there was no tomorrow and it hosed up. The Sun One of the criminals held her and her client hostage while the other two went to a cash point at a nearby petrol station to empty her account. Times, Sunday Times Those who respond to e-mails risk having their bank accounts emptied and their personal financial details sold to criminal gangs. Times, Sunday Times People have seen their bank accounts emptied and savings plundered. The Sun I dread to think what could have happened if she had not been honest: she could have emptied my account. Times, Sunday Times She took bank cards and emptied the accounts of residents, taking 38,000 from one person. Times, Sunday Times Half-fill the empty can with water and add that too. Times, Sunday Times Add tomatoes, purée and the empty can filled with water, bay, rosemary and basil. Times, Sunday Times Stir fry for 5 min, add tomatoes and the empty can filled with water. Times, Sunday Times Add the chopped tomatoes to the slow cooker, then fill the empty can with water and add the water to the slow cooker. The Sun They recalled seeing an old empty can hanging from an old tree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We found it in 888,246 ceramic flowers pooling across an empty expanse of ground, and then tumbling over rampart, like soldiers going over the top. Times, Sunday Times By day, you can play the pioneer in the vast, empty expanse of the desert. Times, Sunday Times Originally, the empty expanse that now surrounds the station was to be developed into a new housing district, with a factory located nearby. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The empty expanses which in posters appear merely flat are attentively worked surfaces. Times, Sunday Times You could fit 16 of his expressively delicate little works into the garishly empty expanses of the picture beside it. Times, Sunday Times But instead of celebrating we were left with a completely empty feeling. The Sun It's calm and quiet, with an almost empty feeling. Times, Sunday Times They were, in fact, the enemy: an empty promise to an empty feeling that takes as much, or more, than it gives. Christianity Today Take it from me, the dismal empty feeling from the end of last season will be long gone. The Sun It was a terrible empty feeling to lose what was my first major senior final. The Sun Biting her lip, she stared at her empty glass and reached for the brandy decanter. FINAL RESORT (2001) Johannes stared dizzily into his empty glass, trying to trap the thought that had swum hazily to the surface of his mind. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2002) Ryle was relieved as the Spaniard gave him a twinkling smile and glanced suggestively at the empty glass that stood before him on the bar. DOUBLE DECEIT I'd done a good clean job, in and out of an empty house, quiet as a mouse, no one there, no bother. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The unaccustomedly empty house briefly frees them into a semblance of married life. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Let her come home to an empty house tonight; that might make her think a bit. LOVE YOU MADLY (2002) Her angry screams echoed in the hollowness of the empty house. ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH (2002) When she died, the insurance company cancelled the policy, because it would not insure an empty house. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Too often, also, he falls into empty rhetoric. The Times Literary Supplement Hope and wishful thinking will materialise as empty rhetoric. Times, Sunday Times We sneer at 'empty rhetoric' and scoff at self-serving 'rhetorical questions'. Times, Sunday Times But he cared little for political correctness and did not shirk from addressing unpleasant truths about the mining world's vested interests, empty rhetoric, shady deals and corrupt practices. Times, Sunday Times Evidence of empty rhetoric or driving passion? Times, Sunday Times Both websites host free classified ads and are a beehive for those searching for a rental property or looking to fill an empty room in their house. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There was an echoing rumbling noise of someone clearing their throat in an empty room. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002) One hour is a long time to be lighting up an empty room. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A family hotel available with at least one empty room among twenty. C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS The canopy of his aircraft flew off and pilots flying nearby saw an empty seat. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Indeed the only empty seat he could see was at the front next to Ellie. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001) Where passengers had stood crushed against one another in the crowded train, there was empty space. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Water was cascading through a hole in the ceiling into the lobby, its echo filling the empty space. CHAMELEON (2002) And for the empty space they leave behind. Times, Sunday Times (2017) We stood together in a vast empty space. Exploring language (6th edn) (1995) If it becomes an empty threat, councils will not be challenged and homelessness will rise. Times, Sunday Times He admitted saying he would post the screenshot 'to let everyone know what she was really like' but said it was an empty threat. The Sun The reputational damage the governor warns of seems an empty threat to many bankers — they know their names are already mud. Times, Sunday Times Some, at the time, felt that it was an empty threat. Times, Sunday Times An empty threat, we hope. The Sun There will always be an empty void in my heart. Times, Sunday Times Their must be a dark, empty void in their hearts. Times,Sunday Times As he proceeded to fill the empty void with a welter of innovation, his interventionist style soon provoked resistance from readers and discontent among some of the long-serving senior staff. Times,Sunday Times This creates an empty void at eye level, and a harsh junction, making the house appear imposing and particularly severe when looking back at it from further down the garden. Times, Sunday Times Because it's like one of those many asteroids out therea dismal chunk of rock hurtling through an empty void, without purpose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They include altar servers and others who were present in the largely empty cathedral. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The largely empty road winds past fields of beans and corn and pasture. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Some seats had been installed in the back, but the freight plane was largely empty. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The largely empty building blocks were perfect places to train in urban street fighting. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The roads then would be nearly empty. The Sun (2006) Passengers have posted pictures of nearly empty cabins on social networks. The Sun (2014) Ollie cradled his nearly empty brandy glass in both of his hands on his stomach as he slouched in his big chair. THE DUTCH BLUE ERROR Galaxies are arranged in interconnected walls and filaments forming a cosmic web encompassing huge, nearly empty, regions between the structures. 2005, 'Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Galaxies by Multiscale Methods', EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing Inside, it was practically empty. Times, Sunday Times Others recall the glass practically empty. Times, Sunday Times Inside, between artfully bundled asparagus and 7 punnets of strawberries, the aisles were practically empty yesterday. Times, Sunday Times It was cup final day and the theatre was practically empty. Times, Sunday Times When he saw that the stands were practically empty, he refused to play until his team was paid their share of the gate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Classes that should have had over 30 pupils were virtually empty. SA Star Meanwhile, the glittering stadiums, built at vast expense, stand virtually empty. Times, Sunday Times It was a revelation to see it virtually empty. Times, Sunday Times But in the last episode of the six-part series we learn that much of them are virtually empty. The Sun The beaches, normally crowded with surfers, were virtually empty yesterday. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 空的, 倒空, 空容器 Japanese: 空の, 空にする, 空にした入れ物 |
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