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  • Conjugation : past  emptied ; ing  emptying ; more  emptier ; most  emptiest ; pl  empties
  • Derivatives : n  emptiness ; adv  emptily
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

empty ['εmptɪ]
  1. 1. adjective [+glass, container] 空的
  2. 2. adjective [+place, street] 无人的
  3. 3. adjective [+house, room] 空的
  4. 4. adjective [+threat, gesture] 虚张声势的
  5. 5. vt. [+bin, ashtray] 倒空
  6. 6. vt. [+room, house etc] 使空
  7. 7. vi. [room, building+] 成为空的
    on an empty stomach
    空着肚子
    to empty sth into sth
    将某物全部倒入某物中
    to empty into
    [river+] 流入

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

empty [ 'εmptɪ] [ 'emptɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 空的，空无一物的
    The girl left the empty bottle on the table.
    女孩把空瓶子留在了桌上。
  2. 2. adjective （房屋等）没人住的；（座位等）没人占的，空着的，空闲的
    an empty house
    空屋
    The house was empty and easy to decorate.
    房子是空的，装修起来很容易。
  3. 3. adjective 无…的，缺…的，无装饰的，无家具设备的；（车船等）未载东西的
    The grocery was empty of vegetables.
    杂货店的蔬菜卖光了。
  4. 4. adjective 无价值的；没有目的（或意图）的；无谓的，空虚的，无益的；不满意的，未得到满足的
    empty pleasure
    无价值的寻欢作乐
    The dictionary content has words that were empty of meanings.
    字典里收进了一些毫无意义的单词。
    Mary was living a empty life after the divorce.
    玛丽离婚后生活空虚。
    He feels his life empty without his family.
    他感觉没有家人陪伴的生活是空虚的。
  5. 5. adjective 缺乏力量的；不真诚的，虚假的，徒劳的
    empty promises
    虚假的诺言
    The police tried to stop the crowd but it was an empty gesture.
    警察试图阻止人群，但根本无济于事。
    She realized after long time that all his promises were just empty words.
    很长时间以后，她才意识到他所有的承诺都只是空话而已。
  6. 6. adjective [verbal] （饥）饿的，空着肚子的
    I can't keep studying on a empty stomach.
    我不能饿着肚子继续学习。
  7. 7. vt. 使空，使成为空的，腾空
    Did you empty the washing machine?
    你把洗衣机的衣服都拿出来了吗？
    We emptied the house as soon as the fire started.
    火灾刚发生时，我们就都疏散出去了。
  8. 8. vt. 倒出，出清；饮干，除去
    He emptied and washed the glasses.
    他把杯里的东西倒出来，又清洗了杯子。
  9. 9. vt. 搬空，倒空，撤空（into，onto，on）
    He emptied the books from the shelf onto the desk.
    他把书架上的书都拿下来放到了桌子上。
  10. 10. vt. 卸去…的负担；流出，放出，排出
    The factory emptied the production waste into the river.
    工厂把生产废料倾倒进了河里。
  11. 11. vi. 成为空的，变空
  12. 12. vi. 倒出，倒空，流空；（江河等）流注，流入
    The river empties into the sea．
    这条河流入大海。
  13. 13. noun 空货车，空卡车；空瓶；空箱，空桶等

Collins English-English Dictionary

empty ['εmptɪ]
  1. 1. adj containing nothing
  2. 2. adj without inhabitants; vacant or unoccupied
  3. 3. adj carrying no load, passengers, etc
  4. 4. adj without purpose, substance, or value
    an empty life
  5. 5. adj insincere or trivial
    empty words
  6. 6. adj not expressive or vital; vacant
    she has an empty look
  7. 7. adj [informal] hungry
  8. 8. adj [postpositive, foll by of] devoid; destitute
    a life empty of happiness
  9. 9. adj [informal] drained of energy or emotion
    after the violent argument he felt very empty
  10. 10. adj [maths] [logic] (of a set or class) containing no members
  11. 11. adj [philosophy] [logic] (of a name or description) having no reference
  12. 12. vb to make or become empty
  13. 13. vb [when intr, foll by into] to discharge (contents)
  14. 14. vt. [tr; often foll by of] to unburden or rid (oneself)
    to empty oneself of emotion
  15. 15. n an empty container, esp a bottle
  16. 16. n [Etymology] Old English æmtig, from æmetta free time, from æ- without + -metta, from motan to be obliged to; see must1
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Examples

They did a wonderful job, taking away the empty dishes and filling the empty glasses!
他们做得很好，把空盘子撤了，把空杯子倒满了。
an empty house
空屋 → empty
empty pleasure
无价值的寻欢作乐 → empty
empty promises
虚假的诺言 → empty
This bar is always empty, but it comes alive on the weekend.
这家酒吧平时一直没人，但周末就热闹起来了。 → alive
As we have no empty room left, new arrivals will be hosted in the hotel down the street.
因为没有剩余的空房间，就只能在沿街的旅店里接待后来的人了。 → arrival
Please tell Charles to replace the beer barrel; this is empty.
请告诉查尔斯把啤酒桶换一下，这只空了。 → barrel
The girl left the empty bottle on the table.
女孩把空瓶子留在了桌上。 → empty
The house was empty and easy to decorate.
房子是空的，装修起来很容易。 → empty
The police tried to stop the crowd but it was an empty gesture.
警察试图阻止人群，但根本无济于事。 → empty
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