| 单词 | hollow |
| 释义 | hollow —hollowly, adv. —hollowness, n. /hol"oh/, adj., hollower, hollowest, n., v., adv. adj. 1. having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere. 2. having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface. 3. sunken, as the cheeks or eyes. 4. (of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a hollow voice. 5. without real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory. 6. insincere or false: hollow compliments. 7. hungry; having an empty feeling: I feel absolutely hollow, so let's eat. n. 8. an empty space within anything; a hole, depression, or cavity. 9. a valley: They took the sheep to graze in the hollow. 10. Foundry. a concavity connecting two surfaces otherwise intersecting at an obtuse angle. v.t. 11. to make hollow (often fol. by out): to hollow out a log. 12. to form by making something hollow (often fol. by out): to hollow a place in the sand; boats hollowed out of logs. v.i. 13. to become hollow. adv. 14. in a hollow manner: The politician's accusations rang hollow. 15. beat all hollow, to surpass or outdo completely: His performance beat the others all hollow. Also, beat hollow. [bef. 900; ME holw(e), holow, OE holh a hollow place; akin to HOLE] Syn. 5. vain, empty, futile, pointless. |
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