基本释义
- adj.
- 空的; 空洞的; 虚伪的; 空腹的
- n.
- 洞，坑; 山谷
- vt.& vi.
- 挖空（某物），变空; 挖出（孔、洞）
实用例句
Hollow out the cake and fill it with cream.
在蛋糕上挖个洞，填入奶油。
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The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree.
松鼠钻进了树根处的一个洞。
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She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.
她注意到他颧骨下面的轻微凹陷。
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The village lay secluded in a hollow of the hills (= a small valley) .
村子坐落在一个幽静的小山谷中。
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muddy hollows
泥泞的洼地
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[不可数名词]the hollowness of the victory
那场胜利的了无意义
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to laugh hollowly
发出干笑
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to win a hollow victory
取得表面胜利
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His promise rang hollow (= did not sound sincere) .
他的承诺听起来并不真诚。
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Their appeals for an end to the violence had a hollow ring .
他们要求停止使用暴力的呼吁并无诚意。
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a hollow laugh
干笑
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hollow promises/threats
空洞的许诺；虚张声势的威胁
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a hollow groan
低沉的呻吟
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hollow-eyed from lack of sleep
因缺乏睡眠而双眼凹陷的
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hollow eyes/cheeks
凹陷的双眼 / 双颊
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Her stomach felt hollow with fear.
她吓得魂不附体。
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The tree trunk was hollow inside.
这树干里面是空的。
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a hollow ball/centre/tube
中空的球 / 中心部位 / 管子
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...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones.
她凹陷有致的高颧骨
The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.
骡背被重负压得塌下了。
...the hollow sound of a gunshot.
空洞的枪响
Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。
...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long.
长久以来一直依靠个人魅力取胜的肤浅之人
Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
任何威胁说要叫警察来的话都是虚声恫吓。
...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond.
在那里水积聚在低洼处形成了池塘
Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.
在他下方，小镇卧在温暖的山谷里。
I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.
我在一棵快要枯死的榆树的树洞里安了家。
He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.
他看起来很年轻，肤色黝黑，五官分明，双颊凹陷。
...a hollow cylinder.
中空圆筒
...a hollow tree.
空心的树
真题例句
And to some of the residents, Songdo feels hollow.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section BThey hope to reduce both the number of components needed in a construction job and their weight一by replacing solid supports with hollow tubes, for example.
2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A英英释义
1. a cavity or space in something;
"hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"
2. a small valley between mountains;
"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
3. a depression hollowed out of solid matter
1. remove the inner part or the core of;
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
2. remove the interior of;
"hollow out a tree trunk"
1. not solid; having a space or gap or cavity;
"a hollow wall"
"a hollow tree"
"hollow cheeks"
"his face became gaunter and more hollow with each year"
2. deliberately deceptive;
"hollow (or false) promises"
"false pretenses"
3. as if echoing in a hollow space;
"the hollow sound of footsteps in the empty ballroom"
4. devoid of significance or point;
"empty promises"
"a hollow victory"
"vacuous comments"
同义词辨析
empty, vacant, hollow, blank, open
这些形容词都有"空的"之意。