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empty [emptier, emptiest] (devoid of content) adjective [UK: ˈemp.ti] [US: ˈemp.ti] | 空的 /kōng de/adjective |
empty (empty bottle) noun [UK: ˈemp.ti] [US: ˈemp.ti] | 空瓶 / kōng píng/noun |
empty nest (home or family where the children have moved away) noun | 空巢 /kōngcháo/noun |
empty nester (person whose children have left home) noun | 空巢主noun 空巢老人noun |
empty nose syndrome (condition where the nose has been crippled) noun | |
empty set (unique set that contains no elements) noun [UK: ˈemp.ti set] [US: ˈemp.ti ˈset] | 空集 /kōngjí/noun |
empty vessels make the most sound (proverb) phrase | bàn píng shuǐ huàng dàng/phrase 满瓶水不响,半瓶水晃荡phrase |
emptyhanded (having nothing to give) adjective | 白手 /báishǒu/adjective 空手 /kōngshǒu/adjective |
on an empty stomach preposition [UK: ɒn ən ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək] [US: ɑːn ˈæn ˈemp.ti ˈstʌ.mək] | 空腹 /kōngfù/preposition |