hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/ CET4 TEM4 ( hollowing, hollowed, hollows )

• 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 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Murray Pick's 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. (声音) 空洞而沉闷的 [ADJ n]

  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 [usu passive]

  例：

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

  骡子的背被所载重物压得弯了下去。