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hollow
[英] [ˈhɔləu] [美] [ˈhɑlo] 生词本

adj.

n.

vt.& vi.

adv.

  • 易混淆的单词：Hollow  

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

  • ...a hollow tree.

    空心的树

  • ...a hollow cylinder.

    中空圆筒

2. ADJ-GRADED 凹的;凹陷的 A surface that is hollow curves inwards. 

  • 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。

3. N-COUNT 树洞 A hollow is a hole inside a tree. 

  • 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。

4. N-COUNT 凹陷处;低洼地 A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. 

  • 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。

  • ...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

5. ADJ 空洞的;无用的;无价值的 If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. 

  • 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。

  • ...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

hollowness

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

    离最后期限只有一个月时，我们认识到了这些许诺都是空头支票。

6. ADJ （笑声等）虚伪的，不真诚的 If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing. 

  • Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.

    默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。

7. ADJ （声音）空洞的，沉闷回荡的 A hollow sound is dull and echoing. 

  • ...the hollow sound of a gunshot.

    空洞的枪响

8. VERB 使凹陷;使下陷 If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards. 

  • The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.

    骡背被重负压得塌下了。

  • ...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones.

    她凹陷有致的高颧骨

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hollow out 
Noun

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

Verb

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"
Adjective

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"

体育

  • 1.凹膝

医学

  • 1.洞，穴，凹陷

机械

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  • 1.空心阴极灯
  • 2.hollow-cathode lamp 一种冷阴极辉光放电管，其阴极是圆筒形空心结构，当元素以蒸气态从阴极中逸出时受激发产生极窄的特征谱线。在不同材料的阴极上镶入不同的金属材料，就可制成不同的空心阴极灯。

物理学

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  • 1.空心阴极灯
  • 2.cathode lamp

电力

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  • 1.空注阀
  • 2.hollow-jet valve
1. A bar of iron is solid; a pipe is hollow.
铁棍是实心的，而管子是空心的。

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2. A iron bar is solid; a pipe is hollow.
铁条是实心的，管子是空心的。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. A thin, hollow needle was carefully introduced into the patient's abdomen.
一根细空心针被小心地插入病人腹部。

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4. All the units employ hollow burned-clay blocks as the basic raw material.
所有构件都用空心陶土砖做基本原料。

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5. Bamboo is a sort of hollow plant.
竹子是一种中空的植物。

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6. Bamboo is light because it is hollow.
竹子很轻，因为它中间是空的。

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7. He can beat me hollow at mathematics.
在数学上他造诣很高，我是望尘莫及。

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8. He gave a hollow laugh.
他发出低沉空洞的笑声。

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9. He has hollow cheeks.
他的双颊凹陷。

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10. More gravel is needed to fill the hollow in the drive.
需要更多的砾石来填平车道上的坑洼。

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11. She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.
她看上去又老又瘦，脸颊凹陷，眼圈发黑。

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12. The boys scraped out a hollow place for planting trees.
那些孩子挖了个坑准备栽树。

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13. The cottage is in that hollow.
村舍在那片洼地。

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14. The hollow was full of trees but the higher ground was covered with grass.
凹地树木成林，但高处长满青草。

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15. The rabbit tires and falls, landing inside the hollow trunk of a sycamore tree, where he is trapped.
兔子掉到了一棵无花果树的空树干里，怎么挣扎也出不去。

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16. Then he found himself in a hollow vally.
后来，他不知不觉来到了一个空荡的山谷。

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17. This tree has been eaten hollow by worms.
这棵树被虫子蛀空了。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18. Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.
啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中。

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