Empty

(noun.) a container that has been emptied; 'return all empties to the store'.

(verb.) become empty or void of its content; 'The room emptied'.

(verb.) make void or empty of contents; 'Empty the box'; 'The alarm emptied the building'.

(verb.) remove; 'Empty the water'.

(adj.) holding or containing nothing; 'an empty glass'; 'an empty room'; 'full of empty seats'; 'empty hours' .

(adj.) emptied of emotion; 'after the violent argument he felt empty' .

(adj.) needing nourishment; 'after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime'; 'empty-bellied children' .

(adj.) devoid of significance or point; 'empty promises'; 'a hollow victory'; 'vacuous comments' .

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• He sat down beside her and waited; but suddenly he heard a step echoing far off down the empty rooms, and felt the pressure of the minutes. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• A generator containing a strong solution of ammonia is connected by a pipe to an empty receiver immersed in cold water. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The first person who disturbed me by coming into the empty room was Penelope. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• They are all empty, said the porter. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• In the early form of the revolver the empty cartridge cases had to be ejected from the cylinder singly by an ejector rod or handy nail. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• I should like that well enough, dear,' replied Charlotte; 'but tills ain't to be emptied every day, and people to get clear off after it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Madame says it will make you sleep, chou-chou, said Goton, as she received back the emptied cup. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• So far I had seen no one and I sat down by some bushes along the bank of the ditch and took off my shoes and emptied them of water. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• I said he might, and he shook hands with me again, and emptied his glass and turned it upside down. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• When he had swallowed a little, he took the glass himself and emptied it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The Huron River, emptying into Lake Erie, was navigable within a few miles of the village, and provided an admirable outlet. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Just was, sir,' replied Mr. Weller, continuing his occupation of emptying the basket, 'and the pies was beautiful. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• In the country those men came from, they care just as much about killing a man, as you care about emptying the ashes out of your pipe. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• And that was the River Iss, emptying into the Lost Sea of Korus in the Valley Dor? 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Will you be a little Dorcas, going about emptying a big basket of comforts, and filling it up with good deeds? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Steel's Bayou empties into the Yazoo River between Haines' Bluff and its mouth. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Consequently he fills and empties his glass with a smack of his lips and is proceeding with his refreshment when an idea enters his mind. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Sailor's Creek, an insignificant stream, running northward, empties into the Appomattox between the High Bridge and Jetersville. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• And empties it afore he comes back, I s'pose? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The second tumbril empties and moves on; the third comes up. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The taboo--the merely negative law--is the emptiest of all the impositions from on top. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.

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