empty
adj
verb
ˈempti
adj
1
CONTAINER
容器
having
nothing
inside
空的
an
empty
box
空盒子
an
empty
bottle
空瓶子
an
empty
space
behind
the
desk
书桌后面的空位
The
fuel
tank’s
almost
empty.
燃油箱快要空了。
2
PLACE
地方
an
empty
place
does
not
have
any
people
in
it
无人的
hate
coming
home
to
an
empty
house.
我讨厌回家时屋子里空荡荡的。
The
hall
was
half-empty
.
大厅有一半是空的。
The
streets
were
empty.
大街上空无一人。
The
building
stood
empty
for
several
years.
这楼房有好几年没人住了。
3
NOT USED
没人用的
not
being
used
by
anyone
无人用的
spotted
an
empty
table
in
the
corner.
我发现角落里有一张桌子没人。
He
put
his
feet
on
an
empty
chair.
他把双脚搁在空椅子上。
4
PERSON/LIFE
人/生活
unhappy
because
nothing
in
your
life
seems
interesting
or
important
寂寥的; 空虚的
The
divorce
left
him
feeling
empty
and
bitter.
离婚使他感到了空虚和痛苦。
Her
life
felt
empty
and
meaningless.
她的生活好像过得既空虚又无聊。
5
empty words/gestures/promises etc
words
etc
that
are
not
sincere,
or
have
no
effect
空话/做样子/空头许诺等
His
repeated
promises
to
pay
them
back
were
just
empty
words.
他一再答应还钱给他们，但只是空话而已。
6
do sth on an empty stomach
to
do
something
without
having
eaten
any
food
first
空着肚子做某事
I
can’t
work
properly
on
an
empty
stomach.
我饿着肚子就做不好事情。
7
empty nest empty nest syndrome
also
又作
a
situation
in
which
parents
become
sad
because
their
children
have
grown
up
and
moved
out
of
their
house
空巢（综合征）〔指父母因子女长大离家而难过〕
8
empty of sth
not
containing
a
particular
type
of
thing,
or
not
having
a
particular
quality
没有某事物; 缺乏某种特性
The
beach
was
almost
empty
of
people.
海滩上几乎没有一个人。
9
be running on empty
to
continue
doing
something
even
though
you
no
longer
have
supplies
of
something
you
need
in
order
to
do
it
properly
没有了某物仍在继续做某事
With
the
country
running
on
empty,
the
president
has
no
hope
of
winning
the
election.
由于失去了国民的支持，总统没有希望赢得竞选。
verb
10
empty out
also
又作
to
remove
everything
that
is
inside
something
倒空，倾空
T
Did
you
empty
the
dishwasher?
你把洗碗机里的碗碟都拿出来了吗？
empty
sth
onto/into
sth
Elinor
emptied
the
contents
of
the
envelope
onto
the
table.
埃莉诺把信封里的东西倒在桌子上。
He
emptied
out
the
ashtray.
他倒空了烟灰缸。
11
if
a
place
empties,
everyone
leaves
it
〔场所〕变空，人全走光
I
The
stores
were
closing,
and
the
streets
began
to
empty.
商铺陆续关门，街道开始变得空荡荡的。
12
if
a
river
empties
into
a
larger
area
of
water,
it
flows
into
it
〔河流〕流入，注入
The
Mississippi
River
empties
into
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
密西西比河流入墨西哥湾。