a hollow in sth
The bird made its nest in a hollow in the tree.
鸟在树上的一个洞里筑巢。
空洞；空穴
小山谷；凹谷；凹陷；洼地；空虚感；空洞感；小山谷；山坳；物体中的空腔或空间
A hole or empty space inside something solid.
小山谷；山坳
A small valley between mountains.
物体中的空腔或空间
a cavity or space in something
凹坑；洼地
A sunken area on a surface.
山间小谷
a small valley between mountains
空洞；空腔
An unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
固体物质上挖出的凹陷
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
空虚感
A feeling of emptiness.
The rabbit hid in a hollow under the old oak tree.
兔子躲在老橡树下的一个洞里。
用法提示：作名词，表示'洞穴'，指树下的空洞
AI contextual example
Explorers discovered a deep hollow in the mountainside.
探险家在山腰发现了一个很深的凹处。
用法提示：作名词，表示'凹陷处'，指山体上的空洞
AI contextual example
Water collected in the hollows of the rocky path.
水积聚在岩石小路的坑洼里。
用法提示：用复数形式，表示多个'坑洞'
AI contextual example
The bird made its nest in a hollow in the tree.
鸟在树上的一个洞里筑巢。
通常用于身体部位，如手窝、膝盖后窝等。
She held the pebble in the hollow of her hand.
她把手窝里的卵石握着。
We found a hollow filled with rainwater.
我们发现了一个积满雨水的坑。
grammar · medium
易错句子The rabbit lives in a hole in the hill.
正确表达The rabbit lives in a hollow in the hill.
中文学习者常将'hollow'（凹陷、山谷）误用为'hole'（穿透的洞），但此处指山丘上的凹陷处，应使用'hollow'。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is hollow in the ground.
正确表达There is a hollow in the ground.
英语中可数名词'hollow'前需加冠词或限定词，不能单独使用零冠词表示泛指。
地上的凹坑；地面的凹陷
Water collected in a hollow in the ground after the rain.
雨后，水积聚在地面的凹坑里。
手掌窝；手心
She held the small bird in the hollow of her hand.
她把小鸟捧在手心里。
树洞
Parrots often nest in tree hollows.
鹦鹉常在树洞里筑巢。
山间小谷
The farm is in a hollow between the hills.
农场坐落在两山之间的小谷里。
在某人的手心里；完全受某人控制
He had the audience in the hollow of his hand.
他完全掌控了观众。
我们是空心人。
In T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Hollow Men', the word 'hollow' describes people who feel empty inside.
在T.S.艾略特的诗《空心人》中，“hollow”一词形容内心空虚的人。
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