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empty sth
He emptied the trash can.
他倒空了垃圾桶。
倒空；清空
emptied — past of empty
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
倒空；清空
remove all contents from something
He emptied the trash can.
他倒空了垃圾桶。
(河流、管道等)流向最终目的地；排水。
Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
清空；使空
make void or empty of contents
变空；成为空的
become empty or void of its content
empty
Base
原形
empties
3rd person
第三人称单数
emptying
-ing
现在分词
emptied
Past
过去式
emptied
Past participle
过去分词
She empties the box every day.
她每天清空盒子。
He emptied the trash yesterday.
他昨天清空了垃圾桶。
They are emptying the room now.
他们现在正在清空房间。
规则动词：空出
Please empty the trash can before it overflows.
请在垃圾桶满之前倒空它。
AI contextual example
The theater emptied quickly after the show ended.
演出结束后，剧院很快就空了。
AI contextual example
He is emptying the dishwasher right now.
他正在清空洗碗机。
AI contextual example
Empty the box
清空盒子
WordNet
He emptied the trash can.
他倒空了垃圾桶。
of后接被清空的内容。
She emptied the bottle of water.
她把瓶子里的水倒空了。
out强调完全清空。
Empty out your pockets before entering.
进入前把口袋掏空。
用于描述液体或事物汇入某处。
The river empties into the ocean.
这条河流入海洋。
Not this
He emptied the glass from water.
Use this
He emptied the glass of water.
将空容器作为宾语时，搭配的介词应为 of 而不是 from，表示'移除所有内容物'。
Not this
The theatre emptied the audience.
Use this
The audience emptied the theatre.
动词 empty 的及物用法中，宾语应是容器或空间，而非被移出的内容。该句误将观众作为宾语，应改为以观众为主语，剧院为宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
清空；倒空
He emptied out the drawer to find his keys.
他清空了抽屉找钥匙。
（河流等）流入；汇入
The river empties into the North Sea.
这条河流入北海。
倒垃圾；清空废纸篓
Please empty the trash before you leave the office.
离开办公室前请把垃圾倒掉。
掏空口袋
The guard asked him to empty his pockets.
警卫让他掏空口袋。
把房间清空；让所有人都离开房间
The fire alarm emptied the room in seconds.
火警警报几秒钟内就让房间里的人全部疏散了。
喝干杯中酒
She emptied her glass and ordered another drink.
她喝干了杯中的酒，又点了一杯。
空巢父母
After their youngest son left for college, they became empty nesters.
最小的儿子去上大学后，他们成了空巢父母。
空头承诺
The candidate made many empty promises during the campaign.
这位候选人在竞选期间做了许多空头承诺。
（精力或资源耗尽后）勉强支撑
She has been running on empty since the baby was born.
自从孩子出生后，她一直硬撑着。
放空你的思绪，做到无形、无相，像水一样。——李小龙
She emptied the pot and then filled it with fresh water.
她把壶倒空，然后装满了干净的水。
Use emptied naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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动词 empty 是'倒空'：想象端起杯子把水全部倒光，杯子就空了。记住 empty = 倒空/变空。
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday clearing or removing contents、describing a space becoming empty、rivers or pipes flowing to a destination empty 作动词时，最常见的是“清空/倒空”和“变空”，在日常口语和一般书面语中都很自然；作“流入、汇入”讲时，多用于河流、管道等场景，语气比较书面。整体语域会随含义和搭配变化，宜按语境选择。
动词用法：可及物（empty sth.）或不及物（empty）；及物时常用empty sth. of sth.结构。
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