EMPTY - Translation from English into Chinese

I. empty [ˈemptı] ADJ

1. empty:

empty

空的 kōngde

an empty bottle

空瓶子

2. empty:

empty

无意义的 wú yìyì de

empty

空洞的 kōngdòngde

an empty promise

空洞的诺言

II. empty [ˈemptı] VB trans, intr

empty

(使)成为空的 chéngwéi kōngde

III. empty [ˈemptı] N

empty

空的容器(如空箱空瓶等等) kōngde róngqì

empty

空车 kōngchē

empty [ˈemptı]

be empty of ...

没有… méiyǒu…

▶ emptily ADV

▶ emptiness N

empty-caloried [ˈkælərıd] ADJ

empty-caloried

无卡路里的 wú kǎlùlǐ de

empty nest N

empty nest

空巢(指子女不再同住只剩父母的家庭) kōngcháo

empty nester [ˈnestə] N

empty nester

守空巢的父母 shǒu kōngcháo de fùmǔ

empty-nest depression N

empty-nest depression

空巢抑郁症 kōngcháo yìyùzhèng

empty-nest syndrome N

empty-nest syndrome

空巢综合征 kōngcháo zōnghézhēng

Present

I	empty
you	empty
he/she/it	empties
we	empty
you	empty
they	empty

Past

I	emptied
you	emptied
he/she/it	emptied
we	emptied
you	emptied
they	emptied

Present Perfect

I	have	emptied
you	have	emptied
he/she/it	has	emptied
we	have	emptied
you	have	emptied
they	have	emptied

Past Perfect

I	had	emptied
you	had	emptied
he/she/it	had	emptied
we	had	emptied
you	had	emptied
they	had	emptied

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

But empty-nest syndrome is not about doing things differently.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Empty-nest syndrome -- my five children were all able to look after themselves -- had left me feeling used up, confused and afraid for the future.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Now the wonder horse is facing up to empty-nest syndrome.

metro.co.uk

For years, nobody had a name for empty-nest syndrome, and therefore nobody really acknowledged its universality.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Helicopter parents' most at risk for empty-nest syndrome, while others embrace the new freedom of having grown kids.

www.thestar.com