empty

empty
(emptier, emptiest)

containing nothing; not filled or occupied
空的，没装东西的；无人（居住）的
he took his empty coffee cup back to the counter.
他把空咖啡杯送回到柜台。
the room was empty of furniture.
屋子里没有家具。
■(figurative)(of words or a gesture) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment
(喻)（话语，手势）没意义的；空洞的，不会兑现的
■(figurative)having no value or purpose
(喻)毫无价值（或目的）的，空虚的
after a string of unhappy love affairs, her life felt empty and meaningless.
经过一系列失意恋情的打击，她感到生活空虚无聊。
■(Mathematics)(of a set) containing no members or elements
(数)（集合）不含任何元素的，空的

(-ies, -ied)

[with obj.]remove all the contents of (a container)
使（容器）变空，倒空，腾空
we empty the till each night at closing time.
每天晚上打烊时我们都将现金箱里的钱拿走。
pockets were emptied of loose change.
口袋里的零钱都拿了出来。
■remove (the contents) from a container
倒出（所装物品），将…移出
he emptied out the contents of his briefcase.
他将公文包里的东西全倒了出来。
■[no obj.](of a place) be vacated by people in it
（地方）（人）走空
the pub suddenly seemed to empty.
酒馆里的人好像突然都走空了。
■[no obj.](empty into)(of a river) discharge itself into (the sea or a lake)
（河流）流入，注入（海，湖）

(pl. -ies)

(一般作 empties )(informal)a container (especially a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents
(非正式)空容器（尤指空瓶或空杯）

常用词组
be running on empty

have exhausted all of one's resources or sustenance
耗尽资源

empty vessels make most noise ( 或 sound)

(proverb)those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative
(谚)一瓶不响，半瓶晃荡

on an empty stomach

见 stomach

派生
emptily
adverb
emptiness
noun
语源

Old English ǣmtig, ǣmetig 'at leisure, unoccupied, empty', from ǣmetta 'leisure', perhaps from ā 'no, not' + mōt 'meeting' (see moot)

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