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I . empty [ˈemptı] ADJ

1. empty:

empty
空的 kōngde
an empty bottle
空瓶子

II . empty [ˈemptı] VB trans, intr

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III . empty [ˈemptı] N

empty [ˈemptı]

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be empty of ...
没有… méiyǒu…
▶ emptily ADV
▶ emptiness N

empty-caloried [ˈkælərıd] ADJ

empty nest N

empty nester [ˈnestə] N

empty-nest depression N

empty-nest syndrome N

Usage examples with empty

be empty of ...
没有… méiyǒu…
empty the bag
和盘托出 hé pán tuō chū
an empty bottle
空瓶子
an empty promise
空洞的诺言

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
She can't go up the stairs, so there's a commode to empty out.
www.thesudburystar.com
Gray's empty boiler suit and mask are on a stand on stage throughout the set which is emblazoned at times with his band number: two.
thelinc.co.uk
If a child's baby tooth is lost before the permanent tooth is ready to erupt, adjacent teeth will drift and tip into the empty space.
www.insidetoronto.com
Thus, in principle, the motion of two oppositely charged particles in empty space would also be an ellipse.
en.wikipedia.org
The hall was empty for twenty years from the late 1970s and was becoming dangerously unsafe, with incipient damp and rot.
en.wikipedia.org
There was a half-empty wine bottle nearby.
en.wikipedia.org
It's an oft-repeated story that has left cities across the nation littered with abandoned concrete shells and half-empty malls.
www.jacksonfreepress.com
It becomes sensible from an initial quiescence or emptiness (wuji, sometimes symbolized by an empty circle), and continues moving until quiescence is reached again.
en.wikipedia.org
They claim that the oxygen cylinder supplied to the man was empty.
www.deccanherald.com
These ghostly corporate shells live adjacent to run down thrift stores, empty retail sites and outdated technology shops.
www.clashmusic.com

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