| 单词 | empty-handed |
| 释义 | empty-handed adjective[after verb] uk/ˌemp.tiˈhæn.dɪd/us/ˌemp.tiˈhæn.dɪd/withoutbringingor taking anything: 两手空空的；一无所获的We can't go to thepartyempty-handed.我们不能空着手去参加聚会。 Lacking things
empty-handed| American Dictionaryempty-handed adjective[not gradable] us/ˈemp·ti ˈhæn·dɪd/not having anything tobringor to take away: The twowould-berobbersfledempty-handed. Examplesofempty-handedempty-handed Whereas most gold diggers were impoverished to the degree that they left the gold fieldempty-handed, the suppliers of the mining campaigns realised large revenues. From theCambridge English Corpus One could not show up for a visitempty-handed, and workers tended to travel to see their families only when they were in a position to dispense gifts. From theCambridge English Corpus For all the fine words and the rhetoric, we standempty-handed; which is terribly tragic. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English He came back from the coalfield, one may say,empty-handed, not having been able to do anything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The agreement must be legally authorized, otherwise citizens and businesses would be leftempty-handedfollowing claims for compensation. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The political hobby of the eurocrats may well cost money but it will leave usempty-handed. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English However, the citizen with a well-founded complaint which is inadmissible, does not usually go awayempty-handed. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English If drivers rely on these guidelines they could be leftempty-handed, as these are not legally valid - and that is a problem. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I would say let us all vote in favour of this proposal, and then we shall not be leftempty-handed. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Seeking aid for his country, he was sent homeempty-handedand humiliated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all that rigmarole, time and expense, my constituent is left back at square one,empty-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to look elsewhere to find the reasons why we are standing here todayempty-handed. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English They return and say they put forward this and that, but they seem to returnempty-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The mission decided not to buy any timber at all at these prices and came backempty-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems rather unfair on the chap who should receive £100 that he goes awayempty-handed, when he could perhaps go away with £90 of the £100. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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