hollow
[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]
1. 空心的
Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through.
双语例句
例：a hollow tree.
一棵空心的树。
2. 凹陷的
A surface that is hollow curves inwards.
双语例句
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. 空洞的 , 没有价值的
If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.
双语例句
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。
4. 虚伪的
If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing.
双语例句
例：Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
默里·皮克虚假的笑声里没有一点快乐。
5. （声音）空洞而沉闷的
A hollow sound is dull and echoing.
双语例句
例：the hollow sound of a gunshot.
空闷的枪声。
ADJ. 形容词
hollows
1. [C 可数名词] 凹陷处
A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.
双语例句
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。
NOUN. 名词
hollows , hollowing , hollowed
1. [T 及物动词] 使凹陷
If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.
双语例句
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。
VERB. 动词
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