Empty
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adj. 空的，空虛的，空洞的;空閑的，無效的，徒勞的;無聊的，愚蠢的;言語或行動空洞的;
vt. （使）成為空的， 把…弄空;把…騰出來;
vi. 成為空的;流空;
n. 空車;空的東西;
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He reached for his empty gun, aimed, and pulled the trigger.
他伸手摸到那支空槍，瞄準了，扳動槍機。
The police made the thief empty out his pocket.
警察讓小偷把口袋中的東西全部掏出來。
Dressing up don't fill empty noddle.
打扮盡管打扮，笨蛋還是笨蛋。
Italy was full of fine views and virtually empty of Scotch whiskey.
意大利多的是美景，真正缺的是蘇格蘭威士忌。
He didn't want to retire and lead an empty life.
他不想退休過空虛的生活。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ e-拼音“惡”,mp-拼音“媒婆”,ty-拼音“討厭”:惡媒婆討厭空洞的生活
※ em-拼音“惡魔”,pt-拼音“葡萄”,y-似“樹丫”:惡魔把葡萄吃光了,樹丫上空空的
※ e-拼音“娥”,m-拼音“眉”,p-拼音“怕”,ty-拼音“太陽”:嫦娥美眉怕太陽,所以白天我們看到月宮都是空的
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-cept-表示“抓住”
常見變體有-cap-、-cip-、-ceiv-
?? 牛津釋義
empty
adj
1
(a) having nothing inside 空的: an empty box 空盒子
an empty lorry, ie one without a load 空卡車
Your glass is empty. 你的杯子空了.
(b) with nobody in it 空無一人的
an empty house, room, chair, bus 空著的房子、 房間、 椅子、 公共汽車
empty streets 空無一人的街道
The cinema was half empty. 電影院空著一半.
2
(a) [pred 作表語]
~ of sth without or lacking in (a quality) 沒有或缺乏（某種性質）
(fml 文) words empty of meaning 無意義的話.
(b) without sense or purpose 沒有感知的; 沒有意義的; 沒有目的的
empty threats, words, promises, dreams 虛張聲勢的恐嚇、 空話、 空洞的許諾、 虛幻的夢想
My life feels empty now the children have left home. 因為孩子們已離開了家, 我感到生活很空虛.
3 (infml 口) hungry 饑餓的: I feel jolly empty! 我餓極了!
4 (idm 習語) on an empty `stomach having eaten nothing 空腹
It's not good to drink on an empty stomach. 空著肚子喝酒不好. empty, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Empty and full have wide uses. *empty和full的使用范圍很廣. Any container or building can be full (of things or people) or empty 任何容器或建筑物都可為full（有物或人）或empty
The theatre was almost empty last night. 劇院昨晚幾乎是空的.
This bottle was full yesterday and now it's empty. 這個瓶子昨天是滿的, 現在已經空了. Vacant and occupied relate to the long-term use of a building, etc *vacant和occupied指對建筑物等的長期使用
There are some vacant offices on the third floor. 四樓有幾間空著的辦公室.
All the flats are occupied now. 所有的單元現在都已住滿. They can also refer to the short-term use of a room, etc. 這兩個詞也可指短期使用房間等
The lavatory is vacant. 廁所現在無人使用.
All the seats are occupied. 所有的座位都坐滿了.
empty v (pt, pp emptied)
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (out) (onto/into sth); ~ sth (of sth) make sth empty 將某物弄空
empty one's glass into the sink 把杯里的東西倒進洗滌槽里.
empty (out) a drawer 把抽屜騰空
He emptied his pockets of their contents. 他把衣袋里的東西全都掏出來了.
This dreadful film soon emptied the cinema of people. 這部電影很沒意思, 電影院里的人很快就都走光了.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (of sb/sth) become empty 變空
The streets soon emptied (of people) when the rain started. 下起雨來了, 街道很快便空無一人了.
The cistern empties in five minutes. 貯水池五分鐘就流乾.
2
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (out) (into/onto sth) remove (the contents of sth) and put them somewhere else 將某物中的東西取出置於他處
Have you emptied (out) the rubbish? 你倒垃圾了嗎?
She emptied the milk into the pan. 她把牛奶倒進鍋里.
We emptied the waste paper onto the floor. 我們把廢紙倒在地板上.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (from/out of sth) (into/onto sth) flow or pour out 流出; 倒出
The water slowly emptied (from the cistern). 水（從貯水池）緩緩流出.
The Rhone empties into the Mediterranean. 羅訥河流入地中海.
The rubbish from the cart emptied onto the street. 垃圾從大車上傾倒到街上.
?? 考研助記
俺不提（諧音）： 空洞的東西俺不提
?? 擴展釋義
*['empti]a. 空的, 空虛的, 空腹的, 空洞的n. 空的東西, 空車vt. 倒空, 使變空, 使排出vi. 流空【計】 空相關詞組: be empty of...
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The cloning of human organs is controversial.
人類器官克隆是極具爭議性的。
I was just on time.
我剛好趕上。
James Allan Green.
詹姆斯·愛倫·格林。