Word · Frequency #7023
hollow
挖空；凿空；使凹陷
to make a hole or empty space in something by digging or cutting out
- 1.
to make a hole in something; to excavate
挖空；挖掘
- 2.
To call or urge by shouting; to hollo.
呼喊；叫喊
呼喊；大声招呼；挖空；挖掘；呼喊；叫喊；形成空洞；挖空
In use
The children hollowed out the pumpkin to make a jack-o'-lantern.
He is hollowing a piece of wood to create a bowl.
The river hollows the rock over thousands of years.
hollow sth out
hollow out 可分开使用，如 hollow it out。
He hollowed the log out to make a canoe.
他把圆木挖空做成独木舟。
hollow (out) (intransitive)
The tree trunk hollowed out over time.
树干随时间流逝而变空。
hollow sth
hollow 表示'挖空'时通常与 out 连用，但也可单独使用。
She hollowed a niche in the wall.
Connections
Collocations
- hollow out
- 挖空
- She hollowed out the pumpkin to make a lantern.她挖空了南瓜做灯笼。
- hollow a tree
- 在树上挖洞
- The woodpecker hollowed a tree to build its nest.啄木鸟在树上挖洞筑巢。
- hollow a log
- 挖空圆木
- They hollowed a log to make a canoe.他们把圆木挖空做成独木舟。
- hollow a cavity
- 挖出一个洞
- The dentist hollowed the cavity before filling it.牙医在补牙前先挖空了蛀洞。
Idioms & figurative uses
- ring hollow
- 听起来空洞His apologies ring hollow when he keeps repeating the same mistake.当他不断重复同样的错误时，他的道歉听起来很空洞。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象挖空（hollow）一个南瓜，里面空空如也。
Context & Register
动词“hollow”通常指挖空或使成中空，常用于具体动作（如挖空木头）或抽象概念（如空洞的笑声）。语体中性，可用于多种语境。
Grammar Note
及物动词，意为“挖空”
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in 'ow' but only the first five share the /oʊ/ ending sound with 'hollow' (though their first vowels differ). 'Cow' is a lookalike that sounds different (/kaʊ/).
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 2，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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