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empty (EN)
形容词,动词,名词

形容词 “empty”

基本形式 empty (more/most)
  1. 空的
    The room was empty after the guests left the party.
  2. 空洞的
    His apologies felt empty after so many repeated mistakes.
  3. (指牛羊等)在预期的时间内没有怀孕的
    The farmer was concerned about the empty ewes this season.

动词 “empty”

不定式 empty; 三单 empties; 过式 emptied; 过分 emptied; 动名 emptying
  1. 清空
    I need to empty the trash can because it's starting to overflow.
  2. 被清空
    After the sale, the shelves in the store emptied within hours.
  3. 流入(指河流等流向最终地点)
    The stream empties into a larger river at the edge of the forest.

名词 “empty”

单数empty,复数empties或不可数
  1. 燃料储存罐空了的状态,或者比喻为没有剩余能量的状态。
    After working double shifts all week, I'm running on empty.