Word · Frequency #1735
empties
空瓶；空容器
empties is the plural of empty.
核心释义
a container, especially a bottle, that has been emptied
- 1.
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.
- 2.
已清空的容器
a container that has been emptied
内容物已被用完的容器,尤指空瓶子。；已清空的容器；空的东西；空车
用法In use
He returned all the empties to the store.
用法提示：此处 empties 是 empty 的复数形式，作名词，指空容器。
Please place the empties in the recycling bin.
用法提示：empties 作名词，指空瓶子或空罐子。
The bartender collected the empties from the tables.
用法提示：empties 作名词，指空酒杯。
return all empties to the store
an empty
He threw an empty into the bin.
他把一个空容器扔进了垃圾桶。
return the empties
英式英语中常指空瓶子。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- return the empties
- 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。
- collect the empties
- 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。
- beer empties
- 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。
- recycle the empties
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
指内容物已用完的具体容器，尤指空瓶子。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.