英 ['em(p)t?] 美 [mpt?]
adj. 空的；無意義的；無知的；徒勞的
vt. 使失去；使…成為空的
vi. 成為空的；流空
n. 空車；空的東西
[ 復數 empties 比較級 emptier 最高級 emptiest 過去式 emptied 過去分詞 emptied 現在分詞 emptying ]
詞組短語：
feel empty[口語]覺得餓
empty space真空，真空區；架空層；空檔
empty stomach空腹
英文解釋及例句：
1.
ADJ An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. 空的
例：
The room was bare and empty.
房間空蕩蕩的。
...empty cans of beer.
…空啤酒罐。
2.
ADJ An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning. 無實在意義的
例：
His father had threatened disinheritance, but both men had known it was an empty threat.
他父親威脅要剝奪他的繼承權，但是兩人都知道這是虛張聲勢。
3.
ADJ If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it. 空虛的
例：
My life was very hectic but empty before I met him.
我的生活在遇見他之前忙碌卻空虛。
4.
ADJ If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting. 消沈的
例：
I feel so empty, my life just doesn't seem worth living any more.
我感到非常消沈，我的生活簡直好像不值得再過下去了。
5.
V-T If you empty a container, or empty something out of it, you remove its contents, especially by tipping it up. 倒空
例：
I emptied the ashtray.
我倒空了煙灰缸。
Empty the noodles and liquid into a serving bowl.
將面條和湯全部倒入壹個上菜的碗中。
6.
V-T/V-I If someone empties a room or place, or if it empties, everyone in it goes away. 清場
例：
The stadium emptied at the end of the first day of games.
體育館在第壹天比賽結束的時候清場了。
7.
V-I A river or canal that empties into a lake, river, or sea flows into it. 流入
例：
The Milwaukee River empties into Lake Michigan near that pipe.
密爾沃基河在那條管道附近流入密歇根湖。
8.
N-COUNT Empties are bottles or containers that no longer have anything in them. 空容器
例：
After breakfast we'll take the empties down in the sack.
早餐後我們要用袋子把空瓶子拿下去。