empty

1、空的

2、清空

這個好像不用什麼備份導入這麼麻煩的吧，直接把這個表清空(empty)不就好了，這個好像不用什麼備份導入這麼麻煩的吧，直接把這個表清空(empty)不就好了。

例句

adj.

1、His words are empty of sincerity.他的話沒有誠意。

2、The streets were almost empty.街上幾乎空無一人。

vt.

1、They emptied the bottle.他們把瓶子一倒而空。

2、The police made the thief empty out his pocket.警察讓小偷把口袋中的東西全部掏出來。

n.

1、He took all the empties back to the shop.他把空瓶子全退給商店了。

情景會話在地鐵站

A: Well, it’s not as crowded as we expected, isn’t it?哦，沒有我們想的那麼擁擠，對吧？B: No, but it will be soon. Look, there’re two empty seats over there. Let’s get them before somebody else does.是，但很快就會擁擠。看，那邊有兩個位子，我們坐去吧。

A: Yes, let’s!好的！

B: Now let’s make ourselves comfortable since we’ve got quite a long way to go.走了這麼多路，讓我們舒服一下。

A: That’s a good idea.好主意。

【不規則形式】 emptier, emptiest

1、~ (of sth)

空的 with no people or things inside

an empty box/glass

空盒 / 杯

empty hands (= not holding anything)

空手

an empty plate (= with no food on it)

空盤子

The theatre was half empty .

劇場只坐了一半觀眾。

an empty house/room/bus

空著的房子 / 房間 / 公共汽車

Is this an empty chair (= not one that another person will be using) ?

這張椅子沒人坐嗎？

The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time.

這房子已經有一段時間沒住人了。

It's not good to drink alcohol on an empty stomach (= without having eaten something) .

空腹喝酒不好。

(formal) The room was empty of furniture.

房間里什麼傢具都沒有。

2、[usually before noun] (of sth that sb says or does 言語或行動) 空洞的；說話不算數的；無誠意的 with no meaning; not meaning what is said

同義詞： hollow

empty words

空話

an empty promise

兌現不了的承諾

an empty gesture aimed at pleasing the crowds

旨在取悅觀眾的裝腔作勢

3、(of a person, or a person's life 人或其生活) 空虛的；無意義的；無目的的 unhappy because life does not seem to have a purpose, usually after sth sad has happened

Three months after his death, she still felt empty.

他死後三個月她仍然感到心裡很空虛。

My life seems empty without you.

沒有你，我的生活似乎就沒有了意義。

4、~ of sth

沒有；缺乏；無 without a quality that you would expect to be there

words that were empty of meaning

無意義的話

【派生詞】emptily adv.

She stood staring emptily into space.

她站著茫然地凝視遠方。

【不規則形式】 empties , emptying , emptied , emptied

1、[VN] ~ sth (out/out of sth) | ~ sth (of sth)

倒空；騰空；掏空 to remove everything that is in a container, etc.

I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys.

我把口袋裡的東西都掏了出來，仍然找不到我的鑰匙。

She emptied the water out of the vase.

她把水從花瓶里倒了出來。

He emptied his glass and asked for a refill.

他喝了一杯，又要求再斟滿一杯。

He emptied the ashtrays, washed the glasses and went to bed.

他倒掉煙灰缸里的灰，洗完杯子就上床睡覺了。

The room had been emptied of all furniture.

屋裡所有的傢具都搬走了。

(figurative) She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home.

她打消了想家的所有念頭。

2、[V] ~ (out)

變空 to become empty

The tank empties out in five minutes.

大容器里的液體五分鐘就流幹了。

The streets soon emptied when the rain started.

雨下起來時街上很快便空無一人。

3、[VN] ~ sth (out)

把…移出，把…騰出（置於別處） to take out the contents of sth and put them somewhere else

She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.

她把包里的東西全倒在了桌子上。

Many factories emptied their waste into the river.

許多工廠都將污水排進了這條河裡。

4、[VN] （把…）撤出，撤離；撤空 to make sure that everyone leaves a room, building, etc.

同義詞： evacuate

Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat.

由於炸彈的威脅，警方奉命將人撤離這棟大樓。

5、[V] ~ (out) into/onto sth

流入；湧進 to flow or move out from one place to another

The Rhine empties into the North Sea.

萊茵河注入北海。

Fans emptied out onto the streets after the concert.

音樂會結束后，樂迷涌到大街上