hollow
劍橋詞典
- The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour .
- The hollow chocolate egg held a diamond ring .
- If you tap on the wall , you can hear it is hollow behind.
hollow adjective (EMPTY)
having a hole or empty space inside空的,空心的
a hollow tube 空心管子
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter . 使用空心磚是因?yàn)樗鼈兏p。
a hollow log 空心的原木
?hollow cheeks/eyes
If you have hollow cheeks or eyes , your cheeks curve in or your eyes look deep in your head because you are old , tired , or ill .
凹陷的面頰/眼窩
例句
hollow adjective (NOT SINCERE)
(of situations , feelings , or words) without value , or not true or sincere(局面、情感或言語)無價(jià)值的,空洞的,虛偽的
It was something of a hollow victory - she won the case but lost all her savings in legal fees . 這是一個(gè)毫無價(jià)值的勝利——她贏得了訴訟,卻也把所有的積蓄都花在了訴訟費(fèi)上面。
Even sex had become a hollow pleasure . 甚至連性都變得無聊起來。
Will their good intentions become realities or are they just hollow promises ? 他們的美好愿望會(huì)變成現(xiàn)實(shí)嗎?或者只是空口諾言?
hollow adjective (SOUND)
(of sound ) as if made by hitting an empty container
(聲音)空洞的,低沉的
a hollow sound 低沉的聲音
This tree trunk sounds hollow. 這棵樹的樹干敲起來聲音發(fā)空。