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an empty
He threw an empty into the bin.
他把一个空容器扔进了垃圾桶。
空瓶；空容器
empties — plural of empty
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空瓶；空容器
a container, especially a bottle, that has been emptied
He threw an empty into the bin.
他把一个空容器扔进了垃圾桶。
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内容物已被用完的容器,尤指空瓶子。
A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
已清空的容器
a container that has been emptied
He returned all the empties to the store.
他把所有空瓶子退回了商店。
AI contextual example
Please place the empties in the recycling bin.
请把空容器放入回收箱。
AI contextual example
The bartender collected the empties from the tables.
酒保收走了桌上的空杯子。
AI contextual example
return all empties to the store
把所有的空瓶退还商店
WordNet
He threw an empty into the bin.
他把一个空容器扔进了垃圾桶。
英式英语中常指空瓶子。
We need to return the empties to the store.
我们需要把空容器退回商店。
The bartender collects the empties after closing.
酒保在打烊后收集空瓶子。
Not this
I need to collect all the empty from the bar.
Use this
I need to collect all the empties from the bar.
英语中名词empty是可数名词，表示空容器；复数形式为empties。中文没有单复数变化，学习者容易忽略复数标记。
Not this
The empty of the room made me sad.
Use this
The emptiness of the room made me sad.
empty作名词指具体的空容器，抽象的空虚感应用emptiness。中文的'空'既可指具体也可指抽象，导致误用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
退空瓶换押金
You can return the empties to the shop and get your deposit back.
你可以把空瓶子退回商店，拿回押金。
收走空瓶子
The waiter collected the empties and brought fresh glasses.
服务员收走了空瓶子，又拿来了新杯子。
空啤酒瓶
He took the crate of beer empties back to the brewery.
他把那箱空啤酒瓶送回了啤酒厂。
回收空瓶子
Remember to recycle the empties rather than throw them away.
记得回收这些空瓶子，而不是扔掉。
空巢者（子女已离家的父母）
Now that their kids have moved out, they are empty nesters.
现在孩子们都搬出去了，他们成了空巢父母。
空手的；一无所获的
After searching all day, they came back empty-handed.
找了一整天后，他们空手而归。
（因疲惫或资源耗尽）勉强支撑
I've been running on empty all week after so little sleep.
我这一周睡眠很少，一直在硬撑。
空桶响声最大。
He talks the loudest, but as they say, empty vessels make the most noise.
他说得最大声，但正如人们所说，空桶响声最大。
空椅子，空桌子
Whenever I hear 'Empty chairs at empty tables,' I think of all the friends I've lost.
每当我听到《空椅空桌》这首歌，我就会想起所有已经失去的朋友。
Use empties naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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empty 作名词指“空瓶/空容器”：想象一排喝完的瓶子，瓶身写着 e-m-p-t-y，里面空空如也。
语域：neutral 常见场景：at a bottle bank or recycling point、when returning empty bottles to a shop、clearing up after a meal or gathering 作名词时通常指已用完内容物的瓶子或容器，多用于日常口语和非正式场合，例如整理空瓶时说 the empties。正式文体中较少用作名词，通常改用 empty bottles。
没有常见单词与 empty /ˈɛmpti/ 完全押韵。tempt、attempt、contempt、exempt 都含拼写 empt，读音中都有 /ɛmpt/，但不以 /ti/ 结尾；prompt 含 mpt，但元音为 /ɑ/；hemp 含 emp，但没有 t。注意这些拼写相近的词发音并不相同。
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