empty

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛmpti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛmpti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(emp′tē)

Inflections of 'empty' (adj):
emptier
adj comparative
emptiest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'empty' (n): npl: empties
Inflections of 'empty' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
empties
v 3rd person singular
emptying
v pres p
emptied
v past
emptied
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
empty adj (without contents)SCSimplified Chinese 空的 kōng de
 I drank all my coffee, and now my cup is empty!
 我喝完了所有咖啡，现在我的杯子是空的。
empty [sth]⇒ vtr (remove contents)SCSimplified Chinese 清空 qīng kōng
  SCSimplified Chinese 倒空 qīng kōng ，dào kōng
 Empty that box please, I need to use it for my books.
 请把那个箱子清空，我需要用它来装书。
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其他翻译
英语中文
empty adj (vacant, not in use) (土地)SCSimplified Chinese 未被占用的，空的 wèi bèi zhàn yòng de ，kōng de
 We can build on the empty space beside us.
 我们可以在边上的空地上修建。
empty adj (without people) (车)SCSimplified Chinese 未载人的，未载货物的 wèi zài rén de，wèi zǎi huò wù de
 The driver took the empty bus back to the depot.
 司机将空无一人的公交车开回车站。
empty adj (devoid of)SCSimplified Chinese 没有（表情的） méi yǒu biǎo qíng de
  SCSimplified Chinese 空洞洞的 méi yǒu biǎo qíng de，kōng dòng dòng de
 His face was empty of expression.
 他面无表情。
empty adj (superficial)SCSimplified Chinese 空洞的 kōng dòng de
  SCSimplified Chinese 肤浅的 kōng dòng de ，fū qiǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 膚淺的
 Cosmetics offer the empty promise of eternal youth.
 护肤品空口白话地承诺让人青春永驻。
empty adj (without force)SCSimplified Chinese 不能实现的 bù néng shí xiàn de
  SCSimplified Chinese 虚张声势的 bù néng shí xiàn de，xū zhāng shēng shì de
 All these politicians are giving us is empty rhetoric; we want action!
 所有这些政客给我们的仅是空话，但我们需要的是行动！
empty adj (mathematics: null) (数学，集合)SCSimplified Chinese 空的 kōng de
 The empty set has no elements.
 空集中没有元素。
empty adj (frivolous)SCSimplified Chinese 无聊的 wú liáo de
TCTraditional Chinese 無聊的
  SCSimplified Chinese 轻浮的 wú liáo de ，qīng fú de
TCTraditional Chinese 輕浮的
 He thought that chat shows were empty entertainment.
 他觉得聊天节目都是些无聊的娱乐节目。
empty n (container without content) (多用复数)SCSimplified Chinese 空瓶子，空容器 kōng píng zi，kōng róng qì
 The full ones are on the left and the empties on the right.
 满的在左边，空的在右边。
empty⇒ vi (waterway) (河流)SCSimplified Chinese 流入 liú rù
 The river empties into the gulf.
empty vi (become empty)SCSimplified Chinese 变空 biàn kōng
  SCSimplified Chinese 成为空的 biàn kōng，chéng wéi kōng de
 As the water leaks out, the bath will eventually empty.
 随着水慢慢漏出，浴缸最后会变空。
empty [sth]⇒ vtr (unload)SCSimplified Chinese 使变空 shǐ biàn kōng
TCTraditional Chinese 使變空
  SCSimplified Chinese 倒空 shǐ biàn kōng，dào kōng
  SCSimplified Chinese 卸空 shǐ biàn kōng，xiè kōng
 The removals men emptied the van.
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

动词短语
英语中文
empty [sth] out,
empty out [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (container, pockets: take out contents)SCSimplified Chinese 倒空 dào kōng
  SCSimplified Chinese 清空 dào kōng ，qīng kōng
 We emptied out the entire bottle of red wine.
empty out vi phrasal (room: of people) (房子)SCSimplified Chinese 空下来，空出来 kòng chū lái
 The hall emptied out as people left for home.
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复合形式：
英语中文
empty chair n as adj (non-attendance)SCSimplified Chinese 空出椅子的
  SCSimplified Chinese 未出席的
 The other side in the negotiations adopted an empty chair strategy in response to the disagreement.
empty-chair [sb]⇒ vtr UK, often passive (display chair of [sb] refusing to debate)SCSimplified Chinese 空出椅子
  SCSimplified Chinese 空椅
备注: 提请注意某位政客未能出席
 The politician refused to attend the debate, so the presenter empty-chaired him.
empty nest n figurative (home: children have left) (比喻义)SCSimplified Chinese 空巢
empty nest syndrome n (after children leave)SCSimplified Chinese 空巢综合症
  SCSimplified Chinese 空巢期症候群
empty nester (child has moved away)SCSimplified Chinese 空巢老人
empty [sth] out,
empty out [sth] vtr + adv		 (take out: contents of [sth])SCSimplified Chinese 倒空 dào kōng
  SCSimplified Chinese 将…全拿出来
 Jessica emptied out the contents of her handbag onto the kitchen table.
empty space n (area: no objects)SCSimplified Chinese 空地 kòng dì
TCTraditional Chinese 空地
  SCSimplified Chinese 空闲的地方 kòng dì ，kòng xián de dì fāng
empty space n (parking place: unoccupied)SCSimplified Chinese 空位 kōng wèi
TCTraditional Chinese 空位
empty space n figurative (lack of [sth])SCSimplified Chinese 空虚 kōng xū
TCTraditional Chinese 空虛
  SCSimplified Chinese 孤寂
 Since he died, there's been an empty space in my life.
empty stomach n (state: not having eaten)SCSimplified Chinese 空腹
 It's not a good idea to drink alcohol on an empty stomach.
 空腹喝酒不好。
empty suit n US, figurative, pejorative, informal (powerful, ineffectual person)SCSimplified Chinese 金玉其外的商人
  SCSimplified Chinese 徒有其表的专业人员
empty threat n (threat unlikely to be fulfilled)SCSimplified Chinese 吓唬，不可信的威胁 xià hu
 I am not scared of what he will do; he has just made empty threats.
empty words npl informal (talk: insincere)SCSimplified Chinese 空话 kōng huà
TCTraditional Chinese 空話
  SCSimplified Chinese 不真诚的话 kōng huà，bù zhēn chéng de huà
  SCSimplified Chinese 无意义的话 kōng huà，wú yì yì de huà
empty-handed adj (carrying nothing)SCSimplified Chinese 空手的
  SCSimplified Chinese 徒手的 tú shǒu de
 While I was bringing in the groceries, my brother just stood there empty-handed without even offering to help!
empty-handed adj figurative (having gained nothing)SCSimplified Chinese 一无所得的
  SCSimplified Chinese 一无所获的
 After a week of searching, they still came back empty-handed.
empty-headed adj (unintelligent, silly)SCSimplified Chinese 愚笨的 yú bèn de
half-empty adj (half of contents remaining)SCSimplified Chinese 半空的
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

empty [ˈɛmptɪ]
I adj
1 [+ glass, container] 空的 kōng de
2 [+ place, street] 无(無)人的 wúrén de
3 [+ house, room] 空的 kōng de
4 [+ threat, gesture] 虚(虛)张(張)声(聲)势(勢)的 xū zhāng shēngshì de
II vt
1 [+ bin, ashtray] 倒空 dàokōng
2 [+ room, house etc] 使空 shǐ kōng
III vi [room, building] 成为(為)空的 chéngwéi kōng de
  • on an empty stomach
    空着(著)肚子 kòngzhe dùzi
  • to empty sth into sth
    (=pour out) 将(將)某物全部倒入某物中 jiāng mǒuwù quánbù dàorù mǒuwù zhōng
  • to empty into
    [river] 流入 liúrù
在这些条目还发现'empty'：
在英文解释里：
bail out - bankrupt - bare - blah - blank - blank page - blank space - bleak - bluster - blusterer - bullshitter - cant - carcass - clean - clean out - clear - dead - deadhead - defecate - derelict - deserted - drain - dump - evacuate - flannel - headspace - hollow - hollow shell - hollow sound - hollowness - hot air - hunger pang - husk - nothingness - nugatory - rhetoric - run - scoop out - scrape out - sluice - space - spent - tare - tip out - tipper - trapping - uncrowded - unfilled - urinate
中文：
泛 - 空洞 - 徒 - 清空 - 空 - 空口白话 - 空话 - 空谈 - 腾空 - 虚

习惯性搭配： empty the [bag, box, contents], [glass, plastic, carton] empties, an empty [glass, building, seat, pocket, stadium, bottle], 更多……

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