Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1735
empty
倒空;清空
remove all contents from something
- 1.
Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
(河流、管道等)流向最终目的地;排水。
- 2.
make void or empty of contents
清空;使空
- 3.
become empty or void of its content
变空;成为空的
变空;空出来;流入;汇入;(河流、管道等)流向最终目的地;排水。;清空;使空;变空;成为空的
In use
Please empty the trash can before it overflows.
The theater emptied quickly after the show ended.
He is emptying the dishwasher right now.
Empty the box
The alarm emptied the building
The room emptied
empty sth
He emptied the trash can.
他倒空了垃圾桶。
empty sth of sth
of后接被清空的内容。
She emptied the bottle of water.
Connections
Collocations
- empty out
- 清空;倒空
- He emptied out the drawer to find his keys.他清空了抽屉找钥匙。
- empty into
- (河流等)流入;汇入
- The river empties into the North Sea.这条河流入北海。
- empty the trash
- 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。
- empty your pockets
- 掏空口袋
- The guard asked him to empty his pockets.警卫让他掏空口袋。
- empty the room
- 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。
- empty one's glass
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
empty 读 /ˈɛmpti/,没有常见的完全押韵词。plenty /ˈplɛnti/ 和 twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ 拼写都以 -nty 结尾,但 empty 的辅音是 /mp/,读作 /-mpti/,所以不押韵;temple /ˈtɛmpəl/、tempt /tɛmpt/、attempt /əˈtɛmpt/、exempt /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/ 与 empty 有 -empt- 拼写或 /ɛmp/ 音,但重音或尾音不同,也不是押韵词。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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