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美: [ˈɛmptɪ]
英: [ˈemptɪ]
adj. 空的;无意义的;无知的;徒劳的
vt. 使失去;使…成为空的
vi. 成为空的;流空
n. 空车;空的东西
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 07:38:13
我们来分析一个单词——“empty”。
词源分析:这个单词来源于古英语“æmptig”,意为“空的”。它与古诺尔斯语“tó”有联系,意指“去掉”或“移除”。
历史背景:这个词在文献中首次出现于中世纪英语,通常用来描述物理空间的缺乏。
课本:在**教材中,通常出现在小学或初中的英语课本中。在牛津和美国的教材中,可能出现在初中到高中阶段的阅读和写作材料中。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The box was empty after I took out all the toys.
(我把所有玩具拿出来后,盒子是空的。)
She stared into the empty room, feeling a sense of loss.
(她凝视着空荡荡的房间,感到一阵失落。)
After the party, the fridge was completely empty.
(聚会结束后,冰箱完全空了。)
An empty mind is a breeding ground for creativity.
(空洞的思维是创造力的滋生地。)
The streets were empty during the storm.
(暴风雨期间,街道上空无一人。)
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反义词:
这种分析方法可以帮助更深入理解“empty”这个单词的用法及其在不同语境中的意义。
[ADJ] An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. 空的
例:The room was bare and empty.房间空荡荡的。
例:...empty cans of beer.…空啤酒罐。
[ADJ] An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning. 无实在意义的
例:His father had threatened disinheritance, but both men had known it was an empty threat.他父亲威胁要剥夺他的继承权,但是两人都知道这是虚张声势。
[ADJ] If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it. 空虚的
例:My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.我的生活在遇见他之前忙碌却空虚。
[ADJ] If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting. 消沉的
例:I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.我感到非常消沉,我的生活简直好像不值得再过下去了。
[V-T] If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up. 倒空
例:I emptied the ashtray.我倒空了烟灰缸。
例:Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl.将面条和汤全部倒入一个上菜的碗中。
[V-T/V-I] If someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone in it goes away. 清场
例:The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of games.体育馆在第一天比赛结束的时候清场了。
[V-I] A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it. 流入
例:The Milwaukee River empties into Lake Michigan near that pipe.密尔沃基河在那条管道附近流入密歇根湖。
[N-COUNT] Empties are bottles or containers that no longer have anything in them. 空容器
例:After breakfast we'll take the empties down in the sack.早餐后我们要用袋子把空瓶子拿下去。