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hollow

adjective
 
🔊/ˈhɒləʊ/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊ/
Idioms
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  1.  
     having a hole or empty space inside中空的；空心的
    • a hollow ball/centre/tube/tree中空的球／中心部位／管子／树
    • a hollow metal cylinder空心金属圆柱
    • The tree trunk was hollow inside.这树干里面是空的。🔊🔊
    • Her stomach felt hollow with fear.她吓得魂不附体。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I felt hollow from lack of food.我因缺乏食物而感到空虚。
    • The experience left her feeling hollow and empty.经历使她感到空虚而空虚。
    • I tapped the tin and it sounded hollow.我拍了一下锡，听起来像是空心的。
  2. (of parts of the face面部) sinking deeply into the face凹陷的
    • hollow eyes/cheeks凹陷的双眼／双颊
    • hollow-eyed from lack of sleep因缺乏睡眠而双眼凹陷的
  3. [usually before noun] (of sounds声音) making a low sound like that made by an empty object when it is hit沉闷回荡的；空响的
    • a hollow groan低沉的呻吟
  4. [usually before noun] not sincere无诚意的；虚伪的
    • I've had enough of their hollow promises.我已经兑现了他们的空洞承诺。
    • She gave a slightly hollow laugh.她笑了起来。
    • Their appeals for an end to the violence had a hollow ring.他们要求停止使用暴力的呼吁没有诚意。🔊🔊
  5. [usually before noun] without real value无真正价值的
    • He won something of a hollow victory when his opponent was forced to withdraw with a serious injury.当他的对手被迫严重受伤撤离时，他赢得了空洞的胜利。
    6. Word OriginOld English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole.
Idioms
ring hollow/false
  1. to give the impression of not being sincere or true给人以真实（或空洞、虚假）的印象
    • His expressions of support rang rather hollow.他的支持表达相当空洞。
    • His promise rang hollow.他的承诺空洞了。
ring true/hollow/false
  1. to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true给人以真实（或空洞、虚假）的印象
    • It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.这个故事也许显得离奇，但我却觉得很真实。🔊🔊
    • His expressions of support rang rather hollow.他的支持表达相当空洞。
    • His promise rang hollow.他的承诺空洞了。

hollow

noun
🔊/ˈhɒləʊ/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊ/
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  1. an area that is lower than the surface around it, especially on the ground凹陷处；坑洼处
    • All but one of the ponds are empty, their sites marked only by muddy hollows.除了一个池塘外，其他所有池塘都是空的，它们的位置只有空心的泥坑标记。
    • The wheelbarrow got stuck in a hollow.独轮车陷在一个空洞中。
    • The village lay secluded in a hollow of the hills (= a small valley).村子坐落在一个幽静的小山谷中。🔊🔊
    • She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.她注意到他颧骨下面的轻微凹陷。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Snow lay in dark hollows.雪堆积在阴暗的洞穴里。
    • a hollow in the ground地上的坑
    • the hollow of her throat她的喉管
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • little
    • shallow
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the hollow
    • hollow in
    • hollow of
    • …
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  2. a hole or an empty space inside something洞；孔；围起来的空间
    • The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree.松鼠钻进了树根处的一个洞。🔊🔊
    • She suddenly felt a hollow in her stomach, and longed for a friendly face.她突然感到肚子空洞，渴望一张友好的脸。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • little
    • shallow
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the hollow
    • hollow in
    • hollow of
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word OriginOld English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole.

hollow

verb
🔊/ˈhɒləʊ/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊ/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hollow
🔊/ˈhɒləʊ/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊ/
he / she / it hollows
🔊/ˈhɒləʊz/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊz/
past simple hollowed
🔊/ˈhɒləʊd/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊd/
past participle hollowed
🔊/ˈhɒləʊd/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊd/
-ing form hollowing
🔊/ˈhɒləʊɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhɑːləʊɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to make a flat surface go inward in a curve挖
    • be hollowed (by something) The stairs have been hollowed by centuries of use.几个世纪以来，楼梯已被挖空。
    Word OriginOld English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole.