Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1735
empty
空的；空无一物的；无人的
核心释义
containing nothing; with no people, objects, or contents inside
- 1.
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
- 2.
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- 3.
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
- 4.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
- 5.
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
- 6.
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
- 7.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
- 8.
Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
- 9.
Hungry.
- 10.
缺少品尝开始与回味之间(的风味)的。
Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
空手的；两手空空的；无负担的；空洞的；空虚的；无实质的；空的；饿的；空腹的；没头脑的；无知的；无礼的
用法In use
The bottle is empty; we need to buy more water.
用法提示：此处empty作形容词，描述容器内无内容物。
After the party, the room was completely empty.
用法提示：此处empty作形容词，描述空间无人或物。
I haven't eaten all day, so my stomach is empty.
用法提示：此处empty作形容词，描述空腹的感觉。
be empty
The box is empty.
这个盒子是空的。
be empty of sth
表示缺乏某物
The streets were empty of people.
街道上空无一人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- empty house
- 空房子
- They left the empty house after moving out.他们搬走后留下了空房子。
- empty street
- 空荡荡的街道
- The empty street was eerie at midnight.午夜时分空荡荡的街道令人毛骨悚然。
- empty bottle
- 空瓶子
- Please recycle this empty bottle.请回收这个空瓶子。
- empty stomach
- 空腹
- Don't drink coffee on an empty stomach.不要空腹喝咖啡。
- empty promise
- 空头承诺
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个空杯子，里面什么都没有，就是“empty”的“空”。发音 /ˈɛmpti/ 可联想“饿着肚子空空的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于描述容器或空间内没有东西
语法说明Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示'缺乏...'，也可单独使用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: tempt, exempt, contempt share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the /mp/ cluster with empty, but they end in /mpt/ without the final /i/. Lookalikes: prompt (/prɑmpt/) and apt (/æpt/) have different vowels and do not rhyme with empty.
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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.