| 释义 |
Noun: hollow hólow- A cavity or space in something
"hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks" - A small valley between mountains
"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
- holler - A depression hollowed out of solid matter
- hole
Adjective: hollow (hollower,hollowest) hólow- Not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
"a hollow wall"; "a hollow tree"; "hollow cheeks"; "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year" - As if echoing in a hollow space
"the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom" - Devoid of significance or point
"a hollow victory"
- empty, vacuous
Verb: hollow hólow- Remove the inner part or the core of
- excavate, dig - Remove the interior of
"hollow out a tree trunk"
- hollow out, core out
Derived forms: hollows, hollowest, hollowing, hollowed, hollower See also: cannular, cavernous, deep-set, empty, fistular, fistulate, fistulous, hollowness, meaningless, nonmeaningful, recessed, reverberant, solidity, sunken, tubelike, tube-shaped, tubular, vasiform Type of: cavity, depression, empty, enclosed space, natural depression, remove, take, take away, vale, valley, withdraw Antonym: solid Encyclopedia: Hollow |