Empty

['em(p)tɪ] or [ˈɛmptɪ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a container that has been emptied; 'return all empties to the store'.

(verb.) become empty or void of its content; 'The room emptied'.

(verb.) make void or empty of contents; 'Empty the box'; 'The alarm emptied the building'.

(verb.) remove; 'Empty the water'.

(adj.) holding or containing nothing; 'an empty glass'; 'an empty room'; 'full of empty seats'; 'empty hours' .

(adj.) emptied of emotion; 'after the violent argument he felt empty' .

(adj.) needing nourishment; 'after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime'; 'empty-bellied children' .

(adj.) devoid of significance or point; 'empty promises'; 'a hollow victory'; 'vacuous comments' .

整理:奥利维亚--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(superl.) Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; -- said of an inclosure, as a box, room, house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher; an empty stomach; empty shackles.

(superl.) Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of.

(superl.) Having nothing to carry; unburdened.

(superl.) Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of language; as, empty words, or threats.

(superl.) Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said of pleasure, the world, etc.

(superl.) Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree; as, an empty vine.

(superl.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.

(superl.) Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial; as, empty dreams.

(n.) An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."

(v. t.) To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.

(v. i.) To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.

(v. i.) To become empty.

安吉莉娜整理

同義詞及近義詞：

a. [1]. Void, devoid, vacant, unoccupied.[2]. Unfurnished, unsupplied, unfilled, destitute.[3]. Unsubstantial, unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, vain, hollow.[4]. Desolate, waste, deserted.[5]. Senseless, silly, weak.

v. a. [1]. Exhaust, drain, evacuate, deplete.[2]. Discharge, disembogue, pour out.

v. n. Flow, disembogue, flow out, be discharged.

安德里亚錄入

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Vacant, void, clear, unencumbered, unobstructed, unoccupied, waste,uninhabited, unfrequented, devoid, vacuous, destitute, unulled, unfurnished,untenanted, evacuated, deficient, weak, Billy, idle, senseless

ANT:Full, occupied, encumbered, obstructed, cultivated, colonized, inhabited,informed, well-instructed, experienced, sensible, significant, forcible,important, substantial

校對:克劳斯

解釋/意思:

adj. having nothing in it: unfurnished: without effect: unsatisfactory: wanting substance: foolish.—v.t. to make empty: to deprive of contents.—v.i. to become empty: to discharge its contents:—pa.p. emp′tied.—n. an empty vessel box sack &c.:—pl. Emp′ties.—ns. Emp′tier: Emp′tiness state of being empty: want of substance: unsatisfactoriness: inanity.—adj. Emp′ty-hand′ed carrying nothing esp. of a gift.—n. Emp′tying.—Come away empty to come away without having received anything.

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