hollow
hollow 英 [ˈhɒləʊ] 美 [ˈhɑloʊ]
adj. 空的;中空的, n. 洞;山谷;窟窿 v. 使成为空洞,挖洞
进行时:hollowing 过去式:hollowed 过去分词:hollowed 第三人称单数:hollows 名词复数:hollows
- If something is hollow, it is empty on the inside. A chocolate Easter bunny looks like so much chocolate until you realize that it is hollow and quickly eaten.
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- adj. 空的;中空的,
- n. 洞;山谷;窟窿
- v. 使成为空洞,挖洞
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1. The tree trunk was hollow inside.
这树干里面是空的。
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2. a hollow ball, a hollowtube
中空的球╱管子
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3. hollow eyes, hollow cheeks
凹陷的双眼╱双颊
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4. a hollow groan
低沉的呻吟
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5. a hollow laugh
干笑
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6. hollow promises
空洞的许诺;虚张声势的威胁
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7. Hollow out the cake and fill it with cream.
在蛋糕上挖个洞,填入奶油。
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8. muddy hollows
泥泞的洼地
- hollow (adj.) c. 1200, adjective developed from Old English holh (n.) "hollow place, hole," from Proto-Germanic *hul-, from PIE root *kel-(1) "to cover, conceal, save." The figurative sense of "insincere" is attested from 1520s. Related: Hollowly. Spelling development followed that of fallow, sallow. Adverbial use in carry it hollow "take it completely" is first recorded 1660s, of unknown origin or connection. Hollow-eyed "having deep, sunken eyes" is attested from 1520s.
- hollow (n.) "lowland, valley, basin," 1550s, probably a modern formation from hollow (adj.), which is from Old English holh (n.) "cave, den; internal cavity."
- hollow (v.) late 14c., "to make hollow," holowen, from hollow (adj.). Related: Hollowed; hollowing. Old English had holian "to hollow out."
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