hollow

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英[?h?l??]
美[?hɑ?lo?]

基本釋義

adj.
空的; 空洞的; 虛偽的; 空腹的
n.
洞,坑; 山谷
vt.& vi.
挖空(某物),變空; 挖出(孔、洞)

詞性變化

實用例句

Hollow out the cake and fill it with cream.

在蛋糕上挖個洞,填入奶油。

牛津詞典

The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree.

松鼠鉆進(jìn)了樹根處的一個洞。

牛津詞典

She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.

她注意到他顴骨下面的輕微凹陷。

牛津詞典

The village lay secluded in a hollow of the hills (= a small valley) .

村子坐落在一個幽靜的小山谷中。

牛津詞典

muddy hollows

泥濘的洼地

牛津詞典

[不可數(shù)名詞]the hollowness of the victory

那場勝利的了無意義

牛津詞典

to laugh hollowly

發(fā)出干笑

牛津詞典

to win a hollow victory

取得表面勝利

牛津詞典

His promise rang hollow (= did not sound sincere) .

他的承諾聽起來并不真誠。

牛津詞典

Their appeals for an end to the violence had a hollow ring .

他們要求停止使用暴力的呼吁并無誠意。

牛津詞典

a hollow laugh

干笑

牛津詞典

hollow promises/threats

空洞的許諾;虛張聲勢的威脅

牛津詞典

a hollow groan

低沉的呻吟

牛津詞典

hollow-eyed from lack of sleep

因缺乏睡眠而雙眼凹陷的

牛津詞典

hollow eyes/cheeks

凹陷的雙眼 / 雙頰

牛津詞典

Her stomach felt hollow with fear.

她嚇得魂不附體。

牛津詞典

The tree trunk was hollow inside.

這樹干里面是空的。

牛津詞典

a hollow ball/centre/tube

中空的球 / 中心部位 / 管子

牛津詞典

...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones.

她凹陷有致的高顴骨

The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.

騾背被重負(fù)壓得塌下了。

...the hollow sound of a gunshot.

空洞的槍響

Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.

默里·皮克的干笑里沒有一點快樂。

...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long.

長久以來一直依靠個人魅力取勝的膚淺之人

Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.

任何威脅說要叫警察來的話都是虛聲恫嚇。

...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond.

在那里水積聚在低洼處形成了池塘

Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.

在他下方,小鎮(zhèn)臥在溫暖的山谷里。

I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.

我在一棵快要枯死的榆樹的樹洞里安了家。

He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.

他看起來很年輕,膚色黝黑,五官分明,雙頰凹陷。

...a hollow cylinder.

中空圓筒

...a hollow tree.

空心的樹

真題例句

And to some of the residents, Songdo feels hollow.

2019年12月四級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

They hope to reduce both the number of components needed in a construction job and their weight一by replacing solid supports with hollow tubes, for example.

2019年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section A

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. a cavity or space in something;

    "hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"

  • 2. a small valley between mountains;

    "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"

  • 3. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

Verb
  • 1. remove the inner part or the core of;

    "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"

  • 2. remove the interior of;

    "hollow out a tree trunk"

Adjective
  • 1. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity;

    "a hollow wall"

    "a hollow tree"

    "hollow cheeks"

    "his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"

  • 2. deliberately deceptive;

    "hollow (or false) promises"

    "false pretenses"

  • 3. as if echoing in a hollow space;

    "the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"

  • 4. devoid of significance or point;

    "empty promises"

    "a hollow victory"

    "vacuous comments"

同義詞辨析

empty, vacant, hollow, blank, open

這些形容詞都有"空的"之意。

  • empty: 指空無一人或一物,或空洞無意義的。
  • vacant: 普通用詞,側(cè)重某物或某個位置沒有被占用。
  • hollow: 指物體中間是空的。
  • blank: 指上面沒有寫字、印刷或做記號的空白表面,或指上面留著準(zhǔn)備被填寫的空白處。
  • open: 指未被占有,從而可被別人得到的。

hole, cave, cavity, hollow, pit

這些名詞均有"洞,穴"之意。

  • hole: 最普通用詞,泛指實體上的洞、孔或坑,不涉及其大小、深淺或穿透與否。
  • cave: 指出洞、窯洞或溶洞,可以是天然的或人造的。
  • cavity比hole正式,指實體內(nèi)中或表面的空洞或空腔。
  • hollow: 通常指表面上的坑或凹處,也指物體內(nèi)部的空洞。
  • pit: 指天然的大洞,尤指地上的洞,也指為采掘礦物而挖的深洞。

同義詞

adj.凹陷的;深的

concavedeepsunken

adj.空的,中空的

voidbareblankemptybarrenvacant

adj.虛偽的;空洞的

insincereunrealfalse

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