empty是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 not containing any things or people -- 空的；无人的

  • an empty house/street 空房／空无一人的街道

  • Shall I take the empty bottles for recycling? 我把这些空瓶子拿去回收吧？

  • The train was empty (= there were no passengers) by the time it reached London. 火车到达伦敦的时候，车内已经没有乘客了。

• 1 not sincere or without any real meaning -- 无诚意的；空洞的；无意义的

  • empty threats/rhetoric 虚张声势的威胁／虚夸之词

  • They're just empty promises. 这些许诺只不过是些空头支票。

• 2 without purpose or interest -- 空虚的；无目标的，无意义的；百无聊赖的

  • He says his life has been completely empty since his wife died. 他说自从妻子去世后他的生活就完全没有了意义。

  • I felt empty, like a part of me had died. 我感到空虚，就像自己的一部分已经死去。

• 3 to remove everything from inside something -- 倒空，腾空；倾倒

  • I emptied the closet and put my belongings into the black overnight case. 我把壁橱腾空，把我的东西放进那个外出过夜用的黑色旅行袋里。

  • Would you mind emptying (out) your pockets? 你把衣兜掏空好不好？

  • Empty the soup into a saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes. 把汤都倒进煮锅中，慢火煨10分钟。

  • She quickly emptied her glass (= drank its contents) and ordered another drink. 她一饮而尽，然后又叫了一杯。

  • The place emptied pretty quickly when the fight started. 战斗爆发后，这个地方很快就没人了。

• 4 an empty bottle or other container, especially one that contained drink -- 空瓶子（等容器）

  • Don't forget to recycle the empties. 不要忘了回收空瓶子。