Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #1735
empty
空瓶；空容器
a container, especially a bottle, that has been emptied
- 1.
A container, especially a bottle, whose contents have been used up, leaving it empty.
内容物已被用完的容器,尤指空瓶子。
- 2.
a container that has been emptied
已清空的容器
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
In use
He returned all the empties to the store.
Please place the empties in the recycling bin.
The bartender collected the empties from the tables.
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。
We need to return the empties to the store.
我们需要把空容器退回商店。
collect empties
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- empty nester
- 空巢者（子女已离家的父母）Now that their kids have moved out, they are empty nesters.现在孩子们都搬出去了，他们成了空巢父母。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
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