vacant
adj
ˈveɪkənt
adj
1
a
vacant
seat,
building,
room
or
piece
of
land
is
empty
and
available
for
someone
to
use
〔座位、房屋、土地〕空的，未被占用的
Only
a
few
apartments
were
still
vacant.
只有几套公寓仍然空着。
There
was
only
a
vacant
lot
(=empty
unused
area
of
land
in
a
city)
where
her
house
used
to
be.
她以前房子所在的地方只剩下一块空地了。
2
a
job
or
position
in
an
organization
that
is
vacant
is
available
for
someone
to
start
doing
[正式] 〔工作或职位〕空缺的
formal BrE BrE
fall
vacant
He
was
offered
the
position
of
headmaster
when
it
fell
vacant.
校长职位空出来以后给了他。
situations
vacant
3
vacant expression/look/stare etc
an
expression
that
shows
that
someone
does
not
seem
to
be
thinking
about
anything
[书面] 茫然的表情/神情/凝视等
written
He
gazed
at
me
with
vacant
eyes.
他带着茫然的眼神看着我。
Cindy
was
staring
vacantly
into
space.
辛迪茫然地凝视着前方。