The word karaoke breaks down as kara meaning “empty” and oke short for okesutora.

卡拉OK（karaoke）一词可分解为"Kara"：意指“空”；以及“oke”--“okesutora”的简称。

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And scholarship of the nineteenth century and most of the twentieth century is generally characterized by a deep-seated bias that views impurity rules as primitive and irrational taboos, and sacrifice as controlled savagery that's empty of any spiritual meaning.

十九世纪和二十世纪的大部分时期,学术界都有一个,很深层的偏见，那就是认为不纯的规则是,原始且无理的，献祭是野蛮人才干得出来的,无任何精神意义的活动。

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The barrels that originally contained the syrup were empty, meaning it was somehow transferred to other containers to complete the theft, the federation said.

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At heart, he's lost and searching for meaning in his well-appointed but empty life.

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Average attendance at Saudi club matches is between 5, 000 and 10, 000, meaning that most are played in half-empty venues that are up to 30 years old, with limited food concessions and no hospitality boxes, the committee advisers say.

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