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单词 hollow
释义
hollow
adjective
uk
/ˈhɒl.əʊ/us
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/

hollowadjective(EMPTY)

C2
having aholeoremptyspaceinside:
空的，空心的
a hollowtube空心管子
Hollowblocksare used because they arelighter.使用空心砖是因为它们更轻。
a hollowlog空心的原木
hollow cheeks/eyes
If you have hollowcheeksoreyes,yourcheekscurvein oryoureyeslookdeepinyourheadbecause you areold,tired, orill.
凹陷的面颊／眼窝
More examples
  • The hollowglasstankcontainshotmercuryvapour.
  • The hollowchocolateeggheldadiamondring.
  • If youtapon thewall, you canhearit is hollow behind.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Empty
  • bare
  • barrenness
  • blank
  • clear
  • cleared
  • dead
  • deserted
  • desolate
  • emptiness
  • empty
  • flat
  • forlorn
  • lifeless
  • low-traffic
  • nothingness
  • unfurnished
  • uninhabited
  • unobstructed
  • unoccupied
  • vacant
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Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
Not fit & healthy

hollowadjective(NOT SINCERE)

C2
(ofsituations,feelings, or words) withoutvalue, or nottrueorsincere:
（局面、情感或言语）无价值的，空洞的，虚伪的
It was something ofahollowvictory- shewonthecasebutlostall hersavingsinlegalfees.这是一个毫无价值的胜利——她赢得了诉讼，却也把所有的积蓄都花在了诉讼费上面。
Evensexhadbecomea hollowpleasure.甚至连性都变得无聊起来。
Willtheirgoodintentionsbecomerealities or are they just hollowpromises?他们的美好愿望会变成现实吗？或者只是空口诺言？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Affected & insincere
  • affectation
  • affected
  • affectedly
  • archly
  • artificial
  • feyness
  • forced
  • fustian
  • glib
  • glibly
  • posey
  • preciously
  • preciousness
  • precocious
  • precociousness
  • theatricality
  • theatrically
  • tokenism
  • tokenistic
  • two-faced
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hollowadjective(SOUND)

(ofsound) as if made byhittinganemptycontainer:
（声音）空洞的，低沉的
a hollowsound低沉的声音
Thistreetrunksoundshollow.这棵树的树干敲起来声音发空。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing qualities of sound
  • audibly
  • chuff
  • clomp
  • consonance
  • crackly
  • euphonious
  • fullness
  • harmonious
  • melodic
  • plaintively
  • plaintiveness
  • plangent
  • pure
  • raucously
  • rhythmic
  • sizzling
  • timbre
  • tinny
  • tuneful
  • tuneless
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Related word

hollowness

Idiom

ring/sound hollow
hollow
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɒl.əʊ/us
/ˈhɑː.loʊ/
aholeoremptyspacein something, or alowareain asurface:
坑，洞
Thedogfounda hollow in thegroundtohidein from thewind.那条狗在地上发现了一个可以钻进去避风的洞。
Synonyms
cavity
chamber(SPACE)specialized
gap(HOLE)
hole(SPACE)
space(EMPTY PLACE)
US
avalley:
山谷
We used to go forlongwalksin the hollow.我们过去常去山谷里远足。
Sleepy Hollow睡谷
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Holes, hollows and dips
  • anti-crack
  • aperture
  • blistered
  • chink
  • cranny
  • cratering
  • escape hatch
  • gouge
  • imprint
  • intake
  • interstice
  • leak
  • leaky
  • nook
  • nooks and cranniesidiom
  • piercing
  • pinprick
  • shaft
  • tear
  • void
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Geography: valleys
(Definition ofhollowfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hollow| American Dictionary

hollow
adjective
us
/ˈhɑl·oʊ/

hollowadjective(EMPTY)

having anemptyspaceinside or on thesurfaceof anobject:
a hollowtree
His hollowcheeksandpalenessmade himlookill.
If asoundis hollow, itsoundsas if it were made byhittinganemptycontainer:
thelow, hollowrumbleofthunder

hollowadjective(WITHOUT VALUE)

(ofsituations,feelings, or words)lackingvalue; nottrueorsincere:
a hollowvictory
hollowpromises
Theirobjectionshad a hollowring(= did notseemsincere).
hollow
noun[C]
us
/ˈhɑl·oʊ/

hollownoun[C](EMPTY)

anemptyspaceinside something; ahole
A hollow is also asmallvalley:
Wehikedalong Bear Hollow lastweekend.
(Definition ofhollowfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhollow

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In this scenario, such formulations as ' the people ' could ring distinctlyhollow.
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They also cultivate fruits and vegetables during the dry season in the hollows and near permanent ponds.
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It would at least make the excuses for not using them ring morehollow.
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When too much attention is paid to the spectacle being made, and not to the truth being administered, you have ahollowform.
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In total, seven funerary ollas, twohollowfigurines, 23 vessels, and one miniature olla were found.
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The energetics of a linear array ofhollowor stagnant-cored vortices of finite crosssection in an ideal fluid is studied in this paper.
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Six hundred times solid density compression of directly drivenhollowshell pellets.
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The created plasma is confined by the capillary wall, electrode material and flow in a specified chamber through ahollowelectrode.
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Thehollowspaces left when the creatures dissolved were filled with silicate in solution.
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His creative devices are monotonous and there are many ' 'hollow' ' moments.
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There is ahollowwrist mechanism at the end of the arm where pneumatic and electrical services to end of arm tooling can be routed.
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This now means that campaigns aimed at encouraging the employment of older workers may ringhollowto some employers and older workers.
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X-ray emission fromhollowatoms produced by collisions of multiply charged ions with a solid.
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There are very fewhollowbabies in which fingers are individually modeled.
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The problem with this approach is that the majority of nearly completehollowbabies have been looted, their context lost.
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