Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7023
hollower
中空的;空心的
hollower is the comparative of hollow.
Having an empty space or cavity inside.
- 1.
Having an empty space or cavity inside.
中空的;空心的
- 2.
Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.
空洞的;沉闷的;低沉的
- 3.
Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.
空洞的;无实质的;无意义的
- 4.
Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
虚伪的;空洞的;似是而非的
- 5.
Concave; gaunt; sunken.
凹陷的;消瘦的;深陷的
- 6.
Pertaining to hollow body position
空体姿势的
- 7.
Synonym of empty (“lacking between the onset of tasting and the finish”).
空味的(口感缺乏中间层次)
(声音)低沉空洞的;空洞的;无实质的;虚伪的;凹陷的;消瘦的;空心(体姿)的;凹身姿势的;(酒)回味空洞的;余味空乏的
In use
The old tree was hollow, so we could hide inside it.
She gave me a hollow chocolate bunny for my birthday.
The hollow log floated easily on the water.
hollow + noun
表示物体内部是空的。
They found a hollow tree in the forest.
他们在森林里找到一棵中空的树。
feel hollow
比喻情感上的空虚或失落。
After the argument, he felt hollow inside.
争吵之后,他内心感到空虚。
Common mistakes
This bottle is hollow.This bottle is empty.
中文的'空'可指容器内没有东西(empty)或中间有洞(hollow)。此处应用empty表示内部没有内容,而hollow指物体内部有空洞,瓶子本来就是中空的。
Connections
Collocations
- hollow tree
- 中空的树
- The owl nested in a hollow tree.猫头鹰在一棵中空的树里筑巢。
- hollow eyes
- 凹陷的眼睛
- The patient's hollow eyes showed exhaustion.病人凹陷的眼睛显出疲惫。
- hollow sound
- 空洞的声音
- He heard a hollow sound from the empty hallway.他听到空荡的走廊传来空洞的声音。
- hollow laugh
- 虚假的笑声
- She gave a hollow laugh at his weak joke.她对他那个蹩脚的玩笑报以虚假的笑声。
- hollow victory
- 空洞的胜利
- Winning the case was a hollow victory since the company had gone bankrupt.胜诉是空洞的胜利,因为公司已经破产了。
- hollow promise
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个空树洞:hollow 以 hole(洞)开头,洞内空空如也,声音低沉回荡,就是“中空;空洞”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常物件描述、工程/科学说明、解剖/生物描述 表示“中空的;空心的”这一义项时,该词通常属于中性表达,日常口语和正式书面说明中都比较常见,不带有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Grammar Note
形容词,表示‘中空的’,常作定语或表语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 hollow /ˈhɒl.əʊ/ 真正押韵的是重音在首音节、末尾同为 /l.əʊ/ 的 follow /ˈfɒl.əʊ/、swallow /ˈswɒl.əʊ/、wallow /ˈwɒl.əʊ/。注意拼写相似的 hallow /ˈhæl.əʊ/ 和 fallow /ˈfæl.əʊ/ 元音不同,并不押韵;holly /ˈhɒl.i/ 拼写相近但结尾是 /i/。
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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