:hollow

　　凹的 lacking flesh so that the skin sinks inwards

　　空洞的 having a ringing sound like the note when an empty container is struck

　　虛偽的 deceptive;deceitful

　　同義詞

　　v. core out，dig，excavate，hollow out

　　n. hole，holler

　　a. empty，false，vacuous

　　反義詞

　　a. solid

　　詞匯辨析

　　empty，vacant，hollow，blank，open

　　這些形容詞都有 空的 之意。

　　empty 指空無一人或一物，或空洞無意義的。

　　vacant 普通用詞，側重某物或某個位置沒有被占用。

　　hollow 指物體中間是空的。

　　blank 指上面沒有寫字、印刷或做記號的空白表面，或指上面留著準備被填寫的空白處。

　　open 指未被占有，從而可被別人得到的。

　　參考例句

　　1. He hollowed out a cave in the snowfield for night.

　　他在雪原上挖了個洞以過夜。

　　2. This is a hollow tree.

　　這是一棵中空的樹。

　　3. Hollow and alone.

　　空洞與孤獨。

　　雙語釋義

　　1.ADJ Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. 空心的

　　例：...a hollow tree.

　　一棵空心樹

　　2.ADJ A surface that is hollow curves inward. 凹陷的

　　例：He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.

　　他看起來很年輕，膚色黝黑，面部棱角分明，雙頰凹陷。

　　3.N-COUNT A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. 凹陷處

　　例：Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.

　　在他的下面，小鎮溫暖地坐落在山坳里。

　　4.ADJ If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. 空洞的; 沒有價值的

　　例：Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.

　　任何要叫警察來的威脅都是虛張聲勢。

　　5.hollowness N-UNCOUNT 空洞

　　例：One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.

　　截止期限前一個月我們看出了這些承諾的空洞性。

　　6.ADJ If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing. 虛偽的

　　例：Murray Picks hollow laugh had no mirth in it.

　　默里 皮克虛偽的笑聲里沒有一點快樂。

　　7.ADJ A hollow sound is dull and echoing. 空洞而沉悶的

　　例：...the hollow sound of a gunshot.

　　空悶的槍聲。

　　8.V-T If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inward or downward. 使凹陷

　　例：The mules back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.

　　騾子的背被所載重物壓得彎了下去。

　　常見用法

　　用作形容詞

　　This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.

　　這棵樹看起來又高又壯，實際上樹干是空的。

　　His protests on human rights sound hollow.

　　他就人權問題提出的抗議聽來很空洞。

　　He was thin and his cheeks were hollow.

　　他很瘦,連面頰都凹陷了下去。

　　An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

　　寧有公開的敵人，不要虛偽的朋友。

　　She could hear nothing but the hollow echo of his steps.

　　除了他的腳步的低沉回音，她什么聲音都聽不到。

　　用作名詞

　　The track dipped, weaving into a wooded hollow.

　　小路消失了，迂回前行到了一片多樹的山谷里。

　　Squirrels often use a hollow in a tree to store nuts.

　　松鼠常用樹洞儲藏堅果。

　　I crawled under the house and crept into a dark hollow of a brick chimney.

　　我爬到屋子底下，鉆進了磚煙囪的黑窟窿里。

　　用作及物動詞

　　The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe.

　　印第安人過去常挖空圓木制成獨木舟。

　　用作副詞

　　I played Max at chess yesterday and beat him hollow.

　　昨天我跟麥克斯下棋，殺得他一敗涂地。

　　:hollow

　　凹的 lacking flesh so that the skin sinks inwards

　　空洞的 having a ringing sound like the note when an empty container is struck

　　虛偽的 deceptive;deceitful

　　同義詞

　　v. core out，dig，excavate，hollow out

　　n. hole，holler

　　a. empty，false，vacuous

　　反義詞

　　a. solid

　　詞匯辨析

　　empty，vacant，hollow，blank，open

　　這些形容詞都有 空的 之意。

　　empty 指空無一人或一物，或空洞無意義的。

　　vacant 普通用詞，側重某物或某個位置沒有被占用。

　　hollow 指物體中間是空的。

　　blank 指上面沒有寫字、印刷或做記號的空白表面，或指上面留著準備被填寫的空白處。

　　open 指未被占有，從而可被別人得到的。

　　參考例句

　　1. He hollowed out a cave in the snowfield for night.

　　他在雪原上挖了個洞以過夜。

　　2. This is a hollow tree.

　　這是一棵中空的樹。

　　3. Hollow and alone.

　　空洞與孤獨。

　　雙語釋義

　　1.ADJ Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. 空心的

　　例：...a hollow tree.

　　一棵空心樹

　　2.ADJ A surface that is hollow curves inward. 凹陷的

　　例：He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.

　　他看起來很年輕，膚色黝黑，面部棱角分明，雙頰凹陷。

　　3.N-COUNT A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. 凹陷處

　　例：Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.

　　在他的下面，小鎮溫暖地坐落在山坳里。

　　4.ADJ If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. 空洞的; 沒有價值的

　　例：Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.

　　任何要叫警察來的威脅都是虛張聲勢。

　　5.hollowness N-UNCOUNT 空洞

　　例：One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.

　　截止期限前一個月我們看出了這些承諾的空洞性。

　　6.ADJ If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing. 虛偽的

　　例：Murray Picks hollow laugh had no mirth in it.

　　默里 皮克虛偽的笑聲里沒有一點快樂。

　　7.ADJ A hollow sound is dull and echoing. 空洞而沉悶的

　　例：...the hollow sound of a gunshot.

　　空悶的槍聲。

　　8.V-T If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inward or downward. 使凹陷

　　例：The mules back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.

　　騾子的背被所載重物壓得彎了下去。

　　常見用法

　　用作形容詞

　　This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow.

　　這棵樹看起來又高又壯，實際上樹干是空的。

　　His protests on human rights sound hollow.

　　他就人權問題提出的抗議聽來很空洞。

　　He was thin and his cheeks were hollow.

　　他很瘦,連面頰都凹陷了下去。

　　An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

　　寧有公開的敵人，不要虛偽的朋友。

　　She could hear nothing but the hollow echo of his steps.

　　除了他的腳步的低沉回音，她什么聲音都聽不到。

　　用作名詞

　　The track dipped, weaving into a wooded hollow.

　　小路消失了，迂回前行到了一片多樹的山谷里。

　　Squirrels often use a hollow in a tree to store nuts.

　　松鼠常用樹洞儲藏堅果。

　　I crawled under the house and crept into a dark hollow of a brick chimney.

　　我爬到屋子底下，鉆進了磚煙囪的黑窟窿里。

　　用作及物動詞

　　The Indians used to hollow out a log to make a canoe.

　　印第安人過去常挖空圓木制成獨木舟。

　　用作副詞

　　I played Max at chess yesterday and beat him hollow.

　　昨天我跟麥克斯下棋，殺得他一敗涂地。