跟我背CET4核心词汇:hollow

　　: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

　　虚伪的 deceptive;deceitful

　　同义词

　　v. core out，dig，excavate，hollow out

　　n. hole，holler

　　a. empty，false，vacuous

　　反义词

　　a. solid

　　词汇辨析

　　empty，vacant，hollow，blank，open

　　这些形容词都有 空的 之意。

　　empty 指空无一人或一物，或空洞无意义的。

　　vacant 普通用词，侧重某物或某个位置没有被占用。

　　hollow 指物体中间是空的。

　　blank 指上面没有写字、印刷或做记号的空白表面，或指上面留着准备被填写的空白处。

　　open 指未被占有，从而可被别人得到的。

　　参考例句

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

　　他在雪原上挖了个洞以过夜。

　　2. This is a hollow tree.

　　这是一棵中空的树。

　　3. Hollow and alone.

　　空洞与孤独。

　　双语释义

　　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.

　　一棵空心树

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

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

　　他看起来很年轻，肤色黝黑，面部棱角分明，双颊凹陷。

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

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

　　在他的下面，小镇温暖地坐落在山坳里。

　　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; 没有价值的

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

　　任何要叫警察来的威胁都是虚张声势。

　　5.hollowness N-UNCOUNT 空洞

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

　　截止期限前一个月我们看出了这些承诺的空洞性。

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

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

　　默里 皮克虚伪的笑声里没有一点快乐。

　　7.ADJ A hollow sound is dull and echoing. 空洞而沉闷的

　　例：...the hollow sound of a gunshot.

　　空闷的枪声。

　　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.

　　骡子的背被所载重物压得弯了下去。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

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

　　这棵树看起来又高又壮，实际上树干是空的。

　　His protests on human rights sound hollow.

　　他就人权问题提出的抗议听来很空洞。

　　He was thin and his cheeks were hollow.

　　他很瘦,连面颊都凹陷了下去。

　　An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

　　宁有公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。

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

　　除了他的脚步的低沉回音，她什么声音都听不到。

　　用作名词

　　The track dipped, weaving into a wooded hollow.

　　小路消失了，迂回前行到了一片多树的山谷里。

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

　　松鼠常用树洞储藏坚果。

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

　　我爬到屋子底下，钻进了砖烟囱的黑窟窿里。

　　用作及物动词

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

　　印第安人过去常挖空圆木制成独木舟。

　　用作副词

　　I played Max at chess yesterday and beat him hollow.

　　昨天我跟麦克斯下棋，杀得他一败涂地。