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单词 vacant
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vacant

adjective
/ˈveɪkənt/
/ˈveɪkənt/
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  1. (of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.) empty; not being used synonym unoccupied
    • There are very few vacant properties available in the area.
    • The seat next to him was vacant.
    • (especially North American English) a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used)
    • There is a room vacant, as it happens.
    • A seat became vacant and he sat down in it.
    compare engaged, occupiedTopics Buildingsc1, Houses and homesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • fall
    See full entry
  2. (formal) if a job in a company is vacant, nobody is doing it and it is available for somebody to take
    • When the post finally fell (= became) vacant, they offered it to Fiona.
    • (British English) Situations Vacant (= a section in a newspaper or on a website where jobs are advertised)
    • The position left vacant in July has not yet been filled.
    Extra Examples
    • The job will be kept vacant for a few more weeks.
    • The office of president had been left vacant since her retirement.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • fall
    See full entry
  3. (of a look, an expression, etc.) showing no sign that the person is thinking of anything
    • a vacant look
    • She had large vacant brown eyes.
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty’, from the verb vacare.
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