⇒ 直升机在上空盘旋。 Zhíshēngjī zài shàngkōng pánxuán. → A helicopter is hovering overhead.

be in debt

take time off ( pt took ) , pp taken

out of thin air ⇒ 小报凭空捏造最荒谬的新闻。 Xiǎobào píngkōng niēzào zuì huāngmiù de xīnwén. → The tabloids make up the most ridiculous stories out of thin air.

( 指工作 ) fill a vacancy

sky

space

come away empty-handed ( pt came ) , pp come

find time ( pt , pp found )

build ... on stilts ( pt , pp built )

vacuum

air force

unprecedented

( 空间 ) space ⇒ 车里没空子了。 Chē li méi kòngzi le. → There's no space left in the car.

fantasize ⇒ 别再空想了。 Bié zài kōngxiǎng le. → Stop fantasizing. ⇒ 这种理论纯粹是一种空想。 Zhè zhǒng lǐlùn chúncuì shì yī zhǒng kōngxiǎng. → This theory is just pure fantasy.

spacious

( 大气 ) air

cavity

blank ⇒ 他们的研究成果填补了科学技术上的一项空白。 Tāmen de yánjiū chéngguǒ tiánbǔle kēxué jìshù shang de yī xiàng kòngbái. → The findings of their research filled a scientific and technological gap.

vacancy

empty ⇒ 我感到精神空虚。 Wǒ gǎndào jīngshén kōngxū. → I feel spiritually empty.

attack from the air ⇒ 这个城市又一次遭受了空袭。 Zhège chéngshì yòu yī cì zāoshòule kōngxí. → The city experienced another air raid.

air conditioner

talk idly ⇒ 他的许诺不过是一纸空谈。 Tā de xǔnuò bùguò shì yī zhǐ kōngtán. → His promise is just idle talk.

be free ⇒ 等我空闲下来再去拜访你。 Děng wǒ kòngxián xiàlái zài qù bàifǎng nǐ. → I'll call on you when I'm free. ⇒ 这个操场空闲两年了。 Zhège cāochǎng kòngxián liǎng nián le. → This games area has been unused for two years. ⇒ 他一有空闲就下棋。 Tā yī yǒu kòngxián jiù xiàqí. → When he has free time he plays chess.

space ⇒ 实验室没有足够的空间放设备。 Shíyànshì méiyǒu zúgòu de kōngjiān fàng shèbèi. → There isn't enough space for the equipment in the laboratory. ⇒ 这个故事给读者留下了想象的空间。 Zhège gùshi gěi dúzhě liúxià le xiǎngxiàng de kōngjiān. → This story gives the reader space to use their imagination.

( 指空间 ) gap

air crash

fly ( pt flew ) , pp flown ⇒ 航空信 hángkōngxìn → airmail ⇒ 航空公司 hángkōng gōngsī → airline

come to nothing ( pt came ) , pp come

vast sky

air defence ( 英 ) 或 defense ( 美 ) ⇒ 防空导弹 fángkōng dǎodàn → air defence missile

air space

high altitude

empty

exploit loopholes

speculate on the stock market

the whole town turns out ⇒ 这位奥斯卡得主访问上海时,万人空巷。 Zhè wèi Àosīkǎ dézhǔ fǎngwèn Shànghǎi shí, wàn rén kōng xiàng. → When the Oscar winner visited Shanghai, the whole town turned out.

three-dimensional space

be used to

fritter away a fortune

( 贬 ) rack one's brains ⇒ 他挖空心思赚大钱。 Tā wā kōng xīnsī zhuàn dà qián. → He racked his brains for ways to make a lot of money.

( 字 : 指自然 ) boundless

supercilious

unmatched ⇒ 恺撒大帝被称为罗马历史上空前绝后的军事领袖。 Kǎisā dàdì bèi chēnwéi Luómǎ lìshǐ shang kōng qián jué hòu de jūnshì lǐngxiù. → Julius Caesar has been called the most unmatched military general in Roman history.

unarmed ⇒ 赤手空拳地搏斗 chì shǒu kōng quán de bódòu → engage in unarmed combat