| 单词 | empty |
| 释义 | empty['empti]a. 空的, 空虚的, 空腹的, 空洞的n. 空的东西, 空车vt. 倒空, 使变空, 使排出vi. 流空【计】 空相关词组:be empty of... empty emp.ty AHD: [µmp“t¶] D.J. [6empti8]K.K. [6Wmpti]adj.（形容词） emp.ti.er,emp.ti.est 1. Holding or containing nothing.空的：不含任何东西的2. Mathematics Having no elements or members; null:【数学】 没有元素的；零的：没有元素或成员的；零的：an empty set.空集合3. Having no occupants or inhabitants; vacant:空无一人的：无人占有的或居住的；空的：an empty chair; empty desert.空椅子；空旷的沙漠4. Lacking force or power:无力的：an empty threat.无力的威胁5. Lacking purpose or substance; meaningless:空虚的：无目的的或无实质的；无意义的：an empty life.空虚的生活6. Not put to use; idle:空闲的：未使用的；空闲的：empty hours.空闲的时间7. Needing nourishment; hungry:饥饿的：需要营养的；饥饿的：“More fierce and more inexorable far/Than empty tigers or the roaring sea”(&b{Shakespeare})“比饥饿的老虎或狂啸的大海更猛烈更无情”(莎士比亚)8. Devoid; destitute:缺乏的；贫乏的：empty of pity.缺乏同情心v.（动词） emp.tied,emp.ty.ing,emp.ties v.tr.（及物动词）1. To remove the contents of:腾空：移走…的内容：emptied the dishwasher.腾空洗碟机2. To transfer or pour off completely:倒空：完全转移或倒出：empty the ashes into a pail.把灰倒进桶里3. To unburden; relieve:解除；减轻：empty oneself of doubt.消除自己的疑惑v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To become empty:变空：The theater emptied after the performance.表演结束后剧院空无一人2. To discharge its contents:放出包含物：The river empties into a bay.河水注入海湾n.（名词） 【复数】 emp.ties 【非正式用语】 An empty container.空容器语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old English &9{Æmtig} [vacant, unoccupied] 源自 古英语 &9{Æmtig} [空的，未用的] 3. from &9{Æmetta} [leisure] * see med- 源自 &9{Æmetta} [休闲的] *参见 med- 继承用法:emp“tily adv.（副词）emp“tiness n.（名词）参考词汇:1. empty,vacant,blank,void,vacuous,bare,barren2. These adjectives describe what contains nothing and inferentially lacks what it could or should have.这些形容词用于表明无内容或缺乏逻辑上会有或应有的内容。3. Empty applies to what is without contents or substance: Empty 指没有内容或实质的： empty promises.空许诺。4. Vacant refers to what is without an occupant or incumbent: Vacant 指没有人居住的或未在职的： a vacant mind.空虚的大脑。5. Blank stresses the absence of something,especially on a surface, that would convey meaning or content: Blank 强调某种缺乏，尤指在传递含义和内容的方面： a blank expression.无意义的表达。6. Void applies to what is free from or completely destitute of discernible content: Void 用来指没有或完全缺乏可分辨内容的： gibberish void of all meaning.莫名其妙的话没有任何意思。7. Vacuous describes what is as devoid of substance as a vacuum is: Vacuous 描述象真空一样缺少物质： The closet is bare.这个壁橱是空的。8. Barren stresses lack of productivity in both literal and figurative applications: Barren 强调在文学或象征性的应用中缺乏创造性： writing barren of insight. See also Synonyms at &b{vain} 缺乏洞察力的作品 参见同义词 vain注释:In Old EnglishIc eom &9{Æmtig} could mean “I am empty,” “I am unoccupied,” or “I am unmarried.” The sense “unoccupied, at leisure,” which did not survive Old English,points to the derivation of&9{Æmtig} from the Old English word &9{Æmetta,} “leisure, rest.” The word&9{Æmetta} may in turn go back to the Germanic root m½t-, meaning “ability, leisure.”In any case, Old English&9{Æmtig} also meant “vacant,” a sense that was destined to take over the meaning of the word. Empty, the Modern English descendant of Old English&9{Æmtig,} has come to have the sense “idle,” so that one can speak of empty leisure.在古英语里，Ic eom cemfig 可以表示“我饿”，“我现在失业”或“我没有结婚。” “未占用的，空闲的”这个意思没有在古英语中保留下来，这表明æmtig ， 派生自古英语词 æmetta ，意为“空闲，休息”。 鎚etta 可以追溯到日耳曼语词根 mot-， 意为“能力，空闲”。无论如何，古英语æmtig 也表示“空的”， 这个意思是注定要取代这个词的意义。 Empty 这个古英语鎚tig 在现代英语中的变形具有了“空闲的”的意思， 所以我们可以说空闲 |
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