empty1/ˋɛmptI; ˈempti/adj comparative emptier , superlative emptiest 1 an empty container or place has nothing or no one in it〔容器〕空的﹔〔地方〕无人的: Noticing her empty wine glass, he refilled it. 看到她的酒杯空了﹐他将它重新斟满。By midnight, the streets were empty. 午夜时分街上空无一人。I’ve left an empty space for your signature. 我给你留了一个空位签名。The train was half-empty (=there were not many people on it). 火车有一半是空的。THESAURUS 同类词bare – used about a room or area that has very little in it〔房间或地方〕空荡荡的: Apart from a bed, the room was bare. 除了一张床﹐房间里空无一物。deserted – used about a place or building that has no people in it〔地方或建筑〕空寂无人的: a deserted beach 空寂无人的海滩By now, the streets were deserted. 这时候街上空无一人。uninhabited – used about a place that has no people living in it 无人居住的﹔杳无人烟的: an uninhabited island 一座杳无人烟的岛屿free – used about a seat, space, or room that no one is using〔座位﹑空间或房间〕空着的: Is this seat free? 这个座位有人吗?hollow – used about something that has an empty space inside 中空的﹔空心的: The water flows through a hollow tube and into the drain. 水通过一条中空的管道流入下水道。2 without meaning, value, or importance 空洞的﹔无意义的﹔无价值的: empty words/promises/threats etc a government's empty promises 政府的空头承诺Without him, my life would be empty. 没有他﹐我的生活会毫无意义。—emptiness n [U] a feeling of emptiness 空虚感
empty2v emptied , emptying , empties 1 also 又作 empty out [T] if you empty a container, you remove everything from it 倒空﹐倾空: The thieves had emptied out the desks. 小偷把桌子洗劫一空。empty sth into/onto sth Rachel emptied the soup into a pan. 雷切尔把汤倒入平底锅里。2 [I] if a place empties, people leave it〔场所〕变空﹐人离去: The stores were already emptying. 商店里顾客已经开始离去。