单词：empty
音标：['empti] ；
柯林斯词典等级：3 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
a. 空的, 空虚的, 空腹的, 空洞的
n. 空的东西, 空车
vt. 倒空, 使变空, 使排出
vi. 流空
[计] 空
n. 空的东西, 空车
vt. 倒空, 使变空, 使排出
vi. 流空
[计] 空
n. a container that has been emptied
v. make void or empty of contents
v. become empty or void of its content
v. remove
v. make void or empty of contents
v. become empty or void of its content
v. remove
词型变化：过去分词 : emptied ; 过去式 : emptied ; 现在分词 : emptying ; 第三人称单数 : empties ; 名词复数形式 : empties ; 形容词比较级 : emptier ; 形容词最高级 : emptiest
考试类型：[中考/高考/托福/IELTS]
考试类型：[中考/高考/托福/IELTS]
词性分布：
empty的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- His room is empty.他的房间是空的。
- His wordy and empty speech was a frost.他的冗长空洞的讲话使人厌烦。
- He didn't want to retire and lead an empty life.他不想退休过空虚的生活。
- This medicine must be taken on an empty stomach.这种药必须空腹服用。
- I feel jolly empty!我饿极了!
用作动词(v.)
- They emptied the biscuits onto the plate.他们把饼干倒在盘子里。
- He tilted the barrel so as to empty it.他将大桶倾侧倒空。
- Getting gorgeous doesn't mean you have to empty out your wallet.想让自己光彩照人并不意味着要掏空腰包。
- I had to empty out the drawer to find the papers.我不得不倒出抽屉的东西以找出那些文件。
- Did you empty the washing machine?你把洗衣机的衣服都拿出来了吗?
- The police asked everybody to empty the building.警察疏散了楼里的人群。
- You don't mind if i ask you to empty your pockets.你不介意我搜一下你的口袋吧?
- Would you empty the ashtray, please?请你把烟灰缸清理一下好吗?
用作名词(n.)
- Empties are not taken back.不退瓶子。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- We returned the empty bottles to the shop.我们把空瓶子还给了商店。
- The baby was sucking away at the empty feeding-bottle.那个孩子正在吮吸着空奶瓶。
- The dog overturned his empty dish to show that he was hungry.狗把它的空盘子翻了过来,说明它饿了。
- Watch me pitch this empty cigarette packet into the basket from across the room.瞧我把这空烟盒扔进房间那头的纸篓里。
- I prepared to gamble on the possibility of finding empty seats at the theatre.剧院中可能会找到空位,我准备去碰碰运气。
- The empty house was barred for the door and windows.那间空房子的门窗都被关死了。
- Fear came upon him as he stood in the empty house.站在空荡荡的房子里,他感到一阵恐惧袭上心头。
- The windows had been boarded and nailed up to prevent thieves from entering the empty house.窗户上钉上了木板,以防小偷进入这所空房。
- The smell of her perfume lingered in the empty house.空屋里仍然飘溢着她的香水味。
- The empty room echoed.空屋发出回响。
- Many ministers are becoming increasingly worried about preaching to empty churches.许多牧师越来越担心会向空教堂布道了。
- You don't need to spend money on special things, you can project the picture onto an empty white wall just as effectively.你不必花钱买什么特殊器材也可以同样有效地把画面投影在一面空白墙上。
- Our voices echoed in the empty valley.我们的声音在空谷中回响。
- The medicine must be taken on an empty stomach.这药必须空腹服。
- Often he had to work on an empty stomach.他常常不得不空着肚子去上班。
- Her protest was an empty gesture, she knew it would have no effect.她的抗议只是做做样子,她知道那起不了什么作用。
- He didn't want to live an empty life.他不想过一种空虚的生活。
- An empty promise is insincere.空头承诺是无诚意的。
- The cistern is empty but soon fills again.贮水器里现在没水,但不久就会储满水的。
- The cinema was half empty.影院里空着一半座位。
- The whole area has been mined out, the miners have left and the town is empty, since it depended on the mining industry.那个镇靠矿业生存,所以当矿被开采完时,矿工们离开后,镇上也就空了。
- I never feel empty.我从未感到空虚。
- My life feels empty now because the children have left home.因为孩子们都离开了家,我觉得生活空虚。
- Suddenly I felt longly anf empty.我突然感到孤独和空虚。
- The purse is empty of its contents.钱包业已空无分文。
- The room is practically empty of furniture.这房间可以说什么家具也没有。
- Her words were empty of meaning.她的话毫无意义。
- His life is empty of happiness.他的生活缺少幸福。
- I went into his room only to find his bed empty.我走进他的房间发现他床上没有人。
- I saw the box empty.我看到这盒子是空的。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)- The tank gradually emptied.蓄水池的水渐渐流空了。
- This sticky liquid empties slowly.这种黏液要好一会儿才能流空。
- The streets began to empty after midnight.午夜过后街上行人开始稀少了。
- The theatre emptied rapidly after the show.演出结束后,剧场里的人很快就走光了。
- The streets soon emptied when the rain began.下雨时,街上立即空无一人。
- He emptied the box.他把箱子倒空了。
- Vargas emptied his tool bag.瓦格斯腾出自己的工具袋。
- He emptied his glass.他把玻璃杯倒空了。
- He stood up and emptied his glass.他站起身来,干了一杯。
- They emptied the bottle.他们喝干了瓶里的酒。
- She sipped from her glass while the professor emptied it.她接过酒杯喝了一点,教授却一饮而尽。
- Be frank and empty the bag.不要掩饰,把事情统统说出来。 1
- The room was emptied very quickly.房间很快就腾空了。
- The dustbin must be emptied every day.垃圾箱必须每天清除。
- No waste or garbage is to be emptied on highways.废物和垃圾不准倒在公路上。
常用短语
用作动词(v.)
empty into (v.+prep.)- 流入… flow intoempty sth into sth
Empty the dirty water into the bowl.
把脏水倒在碗里。
She emptied more than half the rice into his bowl.
她把大半碗米饭拨到他的碗里。
Empty your bag into your hand to see if you can find the key.
把包里的东西都倒在你手里,看看是否能找到钥匙。
empty (itself) into sthAll the rivers on the east side of England empty into the North Sea.
英格兰东部的河流都流入北海。
Many rivers in Asia empty itself into the Pacific.
亚洲许多河流流入太平洋。
The stream empties itself into the river.
这条小溪流入大河。
This river empties itself into the ocean many miles away.
这条河流入数英里外的海洋里。
- (全部)倒在…上 pour sth onto sthempty sth onto sth
He emptied the bag of books onto the floor.
他把包里的书倒在地板上。
The rubbish was emptied onto the ground.
垃圾倾倒在地上。
No waste or garbage is to be emptied onto highways.
废物和垃圾不准倒在公路上。
- (使)倒空,(使)倒光,排空 be emptied completely; throw away the contents(of a container)empty out
The tank slowly emptied out.
油罐慢慢倒空。
Open the pipe so that the water can empty out.
把管子打开,水就可以流光。
empty sth ⇔ outEmpty your pockets out, we'll see if you have any money.
把衣袋里的东西都掏出来,我们要看看你是否有钱。
I've asked the children to empty out their drawers this weekend.
我已让孩子们在本周末把抽屉腾空。
When you've emptied the water out, please clean the bucket.
把水倒光后,清洗一下水桶。
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
副词+～- almost empty几乎没有
- nearly empty几乎没有
- feel empty感觉空虚
- empty of缺乏,缺少,没有
- empty of meaning毫无意义的
用作动词 (v.)
～+副词- empty completely完全地倒掉
- empty desperately绝望地流空
- empty gradually逐渐地倒空
- empty hopelessly无望地流空
- empty obviously完全地倒掉
- empty quickly迅速倒掉
- empty rapidly迅速地倒掉
- empty slowly慢慢地倒掉
- empty out倒光
- empty from倒空
- empty in流入
- empty into涌上
- empty of从…里都拿出来
- empty on〔upon〕倒在
- empty out of倒出来
经典引文
Vicky put the empty suitcase on top of the wardrobe.
出自：A. NewmanSpade..emptied his lungs with a long sighing exhalation.
出自：D. HammettThe greengrocer's crates had been emptied of all but earth.
出自：E. Bowen
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