The jar may be empty or tenanted by spiders, full of honey or stinking slime—it makes no difference to its beauty or ugliness.

罐子可能是空的，也可能被蜘蛛租住，也可能装满了蜂蜜或恶臭的黏液，这对它的美丽或丑陋都没有影响。

youdao

The jar may be empty or tenanted by spiders, full of honey or stinking slime—it makes no difference to its beauty or ugliness.

罐子可能是空的，也可能被蜘蛛租住，也可能装满了蜂蜜或恶臭的黏液，这对它的美丽或丑陋都没有影响。

youdao

Suddenly it was announced that the "empty" land would be improved by a lot of houses on it.

突然间，政府宣布将在这块“空”土地上修建大量房屋，以改善其状况。

youdao

A distraught Elizabeth Taylor issued a statement saying her life will be empty after the loss of her close friend.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

everything is going to be impacted." Hassan-yari says that Iranian threats to retaliate against searches of cargo vessels are mostly empty rhetoric, because many are no longer even willing to sail to Iranian ports due to insurance issues.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

Both supermarkets had to be handed over empty of stock, so many items that were not sold were donated to charities.

BBC: Guernsey charities given unsold stock as Checkers shuts

Unless Mr. Obama swiftly orders the Pentagon to change course on the remarkable Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) program, however, his legacy on defense preparedness will be one of empty rhetoric and increased danger for our country.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Why not the best?

Liberal Democrat universities spokesman Stephen Williams said the government's target to get half of young people into university was proving to be "empty rhetoric" and that record numbers of bright young people would be turned away this summer.

BBC: University budget cuts revealed