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1. Oxford Dictionary

   empty

   • IPA[ˈɛm(p)ti]

   英式

   • adj.
     containing nothing; not filled or occupied；(of a set) containing no members or elements.
   • v.
     remove all the contents of (a container)；remove (the contents) from a container
   • n.
     a bottle or glass left empty of its contents
2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. containing nothing; not filled or occupied she put down her empty cup the room was empty of furniture 同義詞 vacant, unoccupied, uninhabited, untenanted, clear, ... 更多free, bare, desolate, deserted, abandoned, containing nothing, without contents, unfilled, not filled, void, emptied反義詞 full, full
   • ▪ (of a set) containing no members or elements.
   • 2. (of words or a gesture) lacking meaning or sincerity their promises were empty words 同義詞 meaningless, aimless, worthless, useless, idle, ... 更多vain, insubstantial, ineffective, ineffectual, futile, pointless, purposeless, motiveless, worthless, meaningless, valueless, of no value, useless, of no use, senseless, hollow, barren, unsatisfactory, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, trivial, trifling, nugatory反義詞 meaningful, worthwhile
   • 3. having no value or purpose her life felt empty and meaningless 同義詞 meaningless, aimless, worthless, useless, idle, ... 更多vain, insubstantial, ineffective, ineffectual, futile, pointless, purposeless, motiveless, worthless, meaningless, valueless, of no value, useless, of no use, senseless, hollow, barren, unsatisfactory, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, trivial, trifling, nugatory反義詞 meaningful, worthwhile

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. remove all the contents of (a container) we empty the till at closing time pockets were emptied of loose change 同義詞 unload, unpack, unburden, disburden, clear, ... 更多make vacant, vacate, evacuate, void, rareunlade反義詞 fill, load
   • ▪ remove (the contents) from a container he emptied out the contents of his briefcase 同義詞 drain, discharge, draw off, extract, withdraw, ... 更多remove, siphon off, pump out, pour out, tap, milk, bleed, deplete, exhaust, use up, sap, consume
   • ▪ (of a place) be vacated by people in it the pub suddenly seemed to empty
   • ▪ (of a river) flow into (the sea or a lake) the river's southern stream emptied into the estuary

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. informal a bottle or glass left empty of its contents the barman collected the empties

   片語

   • be running on empty
   • empty vessels make the most noise