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 空心琯子
Hollow blocks are used because they are lighter . 使用空心甎是因爲(wèi)它們更輕。
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 .
凹陷的麪頰/眼窩
例句
hollow adjective (NOT SINCERE)
(of situations , feelings , or words) without value , or not true or sincere(侷麪、情感或言語)無價值的,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 . 這是一個毫無價值的勝利——她贏得了訴訟,卻也把所有的積蓄都花在了訴訟費(fèi)上麪。
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 ? 他們的美好願望會變成現(xiàn)實嗎?或者衹是空口諾言?
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. 這棵樹的樹乾敲起來聲音發(fā)空。