hollow
剑桥词典
- 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
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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空。