Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1735
empty
空的；空无一物的；无人的
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.
Lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish.
缺少品尝开始与回味之间(的风味)的。
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
In use
The bottle is empty; we need to buy more water.
After the party, the room was completely empty.
I haven't eaten all day, so my stomach is empty.
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。
feel empty
After he left, she felt empty inside.
他离开后，她内心感到空虚。
Connections
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
- Politicians often make empty promises.政客们经常做出空头承诺。
- empty feeling
- 空虚感
Learner notes
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”。
Context & Register
通常用于描述容器或空间内没有东西
Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示'缺乏...'，也可单独使用
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.
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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