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empty
/ 5empti /

◙ (emptier, emptiest)
1. containing nothing; not filled or occupied
• 空的，没装东西的；无人（居住）的
»he took his empty coffee cup back to the counter.
  他把空咖啡杯送回到柜台。
»the room was empty of furniture.
  屋子里没有家具。
  (figurative)(of words or a gesture) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment
• [喻] （话语，手势）没意义的；空洞的，不会兑现的
  (figurative)having no value or purpose
• [喻] 毫无价值（或目的）的，空虚的
»after a string of unhappy love affairs, her life felt empty and meaningless.
  经过一系列失意恋情的打击，她感到生活空虚无聊。
  [Mathematics] (of a set) containing no members or elements
• [数] （集合）不含任何元素的，空的
◙ (-ies, -ied)
1. [with obj.] remove all the contents of (a container)
• 使（容器）变空，倒空，腾空
»we empty the till each night at closing time.
  每天晚上打烊时我们都将现金箱里的钱拿走。
»pockets were emptied of loose change.
  口袋里的零钱都拿了出来。
  remove (the contents) from a container
• 倒出（所装物品），将…移出
»he emptied out the contents of his briefcase.
  他将公文包里的东西全倒了出来。
  [no obj.] (of a place) be vacated by people in it
• （地方）（人）走空
»the pub suddenly seemed to empty.
  酒馆里的人好像突然都走空了。
  [no obj.] (empty into)(of a river) discharge itself into (the sea or a lake)
• （河流）流入，注入（海，湖）
◙ (pl. -ies)
1. [一般作 empties ] [informal] a container (especially a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents
• [非正式] 空容器（尤指空瓶或空杯）

【IDIOMS】

◘ be running on empty
1. have exhausted all of one's resources or sustenance
• 耗尽资源
◘ empty vessels make most noise ( 或 sound)
1. (proverb)those with least wisdom or knowledge are always the most talkative
• [谚] 一瓶不响，半瓶晃荡
◘ on an empty stomach --› see stomach

【派生】

♦ emptily adverb
♦ emptiness noun

【语源】

1. Old English ǣmtig, ǣmetig 'at leisure, unoccupied, empty', from ǣmetta 'leisure', perhaps from ā 'no, not' + mōt 'meeting' (see moot )