be empty
The box is empty.
这个盒子是空的。
空的;空无一物的;无人的
空手的;两手空空的;无负担的;空洞的;空虚的;无实质的;饿的;空腹的;没头脑的;无知的;无礼的
containing nothing; with no people, objects, or contents inside
Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.
Hungry.
缺少品尝开始与回味之间(的风味)的。
Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
The bottle is empty; we need to buy more water.
瓶子是空的,我们需要再买些水。
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.
派对结束后,房间里完全空了。
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.
我一整天没吃东西,所以胃是空的。
用法提示:此处empty作形容词,描述空腹的感觉。
The box is empty.
这个盒子是空的。
表示缺乏某物
The streets were empty of people.
街道上空无一人。
After he left, she felt empty inside.
他离开后,她内心感到空虚。
修饰名词表示空的某物
He sat at an empty table.
他坐在一张空桌子旁。
强调未被占据,尤其指职位、房间等;可替换empty指空间无人占用,但不宜用于容器
较正式,强调完全空无或无效;常用于法律或抽象语境
特指表面无文字、图形;可替换empty用于纸张、屏幕等
强调内部有空腔,不用于描述平面或整体无物
用于土地或抽象事物,指缺乏产出或成果;不能指容器
grammar · medium
易错句子The tree trunk is empty inside.
正确表达The tree trunk is hollow inside.
中文的“空”可以指空洞的,但英语中“empty”指容器内没有内容,而“hollow”指物体内部有空洞。表示树木的树干中空时应用“hollow”而非“empty”。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the party, the room was emptied.
正确表达After the party, the room was empty.
“emptied”是过去分词,强调被倒空的动作;而“empty”是形容词,描述状态。此处描述房间的状态是空的,应用形容词“empty”。
empty 指容器或空间内没有任何东西;blank 指表面没有文字、标记或图像。
empty 泛指空无内容;vacant 特指职位、房间、座位等未被占据。
empty 强调无内容;hollow 强调内部是空的,有空洞结构,或引申为虚假空洞。
空房子
They left the empty house after moving out.
他们搬走后留下了空房子。
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。
空瓶子
Please recycle this empty bottle.
请回收这个空瓶子。
空腹
Don't drink coffee on an empty stomach.
不要空腹喝咖啡。
空头承诺
Politicians often make empty promises.
政客们经常做出空头承诺。
空虚感
He had an empty feeling after the breakup.
分手后他有一种空虚感。
root (e.g., emptiness, empties)
adjective suffix (e.g., happy, angry)
空容器是常见的搭配
空房间指没有家具或人的房间
内心的空虚感常与孤独相关
真空即没有任何物质的空间
被遗弃的地方往往是空的、无人使用的
空巢
After her children left for college, she experienced the empty nest syndrome.
孩子们上大学后,她经历了空巢综合征。
空手而归的
The burglar left empty-handed after the alarm went off.
警报响起后,窃贼空手而逃。
空头承诺
Politicians often make empty promises during campaigns.
政客们在竞选期间常常作出空头承诺。
杯子是半空的。
She always sees the glass as half empty, never half full.
她总是看到杯子半空,从不看到半满。
空椅子,空桌子。
After the battle, the room was filled with empty chairs at empty tables.
战斗结束后,房间里满是空椅子和空桌子。
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