hollow

• adj. 空的；中空的，空腹的；凹的；虚伪的
• n. 洞；山谷；窟窿
• vt. 使成为空洞
• vi. 形成空洞
• adv. 彻底地；无用地
• n. (Hollow)人名；(英)霍洛

来自古英语holh,空洞，洞，穴，词源同hole.引申词义空洞的，虚伪的。

1. a cavity or space in something;

"hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks"

2. a small valley between mountains;

"he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"

3. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

hollow

hollow: [12] Modern English hole comes from an Old English adjective meaning ‘hollow’, and by a coincidental swap hollow originated in an Old English word for ‘hole’ (the two are probably ultimately related). Old English holh meant ‘hollow place’, ‘hole’, or ‘cave’, and presumably came from the same source as produced Old English hol ‘hollow’. In the early Middle English period it began to be used as an adjective, its inflected form holge having become holwe, later holew or hollow.
=> cauliflower

hollow (adj.)

c. 1200, from Old English holh (n.) "hollow place, hole," from Proto-Germanic *hul-, from PIE *kel- (2) "to cover, conceal" (see cell). The figurative sense of "insincere" is attested from 1520s. Related: Hollowly; hollowness. To carry it hollow "take it completely" is first recorded 1660s, of unknown origin or connection.

hollow (v.)

late 14c., holowen, from hollow (adj.). Related: Hollowed; hollowing.

hollow (n.)

"lowland, valley, basin," 1550s, probably a modern formation from hollow (adj.). Old English had holh (n.) "cave, den; internal cavity."

empty, vacant, hollow, blank, open

这些形容词都有"空的"之意。

empty： 指空无一人或一物，或空洞无意义的。

vacant： 普通用词，侧重某物或某个位置没有被占用。

hollow： 指物体中间是空的。

blank： 指上面没有写字、印刷或做记号的空白表面，或指上面留着准备被填写的空白处。

open： 指未被占有，从而可被别人得到的。

hole, cave, cavity, hollow, pit

这些名词均有"洞，穴"之意。

hole： 最普通用词，泛指实体上的洞、孔或坑，不涉及其大小、深浅或穿透与否。

cave： 指出洞、窑洞或溶洞，可以是天然的或人造的。

cavity比hole正式，指实体内中或表面的空洞或空腔。

hollow： 通常指表面上的坑或凹处，也指物体内部的空洞。

pit： 指天然的大洞，尤指地上的洞，也指为采掘矿物而挖的深洞。

And to some of the residents, Songdo feels hollow.

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

They hope to reduce both the number of components needed in a construction job and their weight一by replacing solid supports with hollow tubes, for example.

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

Hollow out the cake and fill it with cream.

在蛋糕上挖个洞，填入奶油。

牛津词典

The squirrel disappeared into a hollow at the base of the tree.

松鼠钻进了树根处的一个洞。

牛津词典

She noticed the slight hollows under his cheekbones.

她注意到他颧骨下面的轻微凹陷。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

muddy hollows

泥泞的洼地

牛津词典

[不可数名词]the hollowness of the victory

那场胜利的了无意义

牛津词典

to laugh hollowly

发出干笑

牛津词典

to win a hollow victory

取得表面胜利

牛津词典

His promise rang hollow (= did not sound sincere) .

他的承诺听起来并不真诚。

牛津词典

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并无诚意。

牛津词典

a hollow laugh

干笑

牛津词典

hollow promises/threats

空洞的许诺；虚张声势的威胁

牛津词典

a hollow groan

低沉的呻吟

牛津词典

hollow-eyed from lack of sleep

因缺乏睡眠而双眼凹陷的

牛津词典

hollow eyes/cheeks

凹陷的双眼 / 双颊

牛津词典

Her stomach felt hollow with fear.

她吓得魂不附体。

牛津词典

The tree trunk was hollow inside.

这树干里面是空的。

牛津词典

a hollow ball/centre/tube

中空的球 / 中心部位 / 管子

牛津词典

...her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones.

她凹陷有致的高颧骨

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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

骡背被重负压得塌下了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the hollow sound of a gunshot.

空洞的枪响

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.

默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long.

长久以来一直依靠个人魅力取胜的肤浅之人

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.

任何威胁说要叫警察来的话都是虚声恫吓。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond.

在那里水积聚在低洼处形成了池塘

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.

在他下方，小镇卧在温暖的山谷里。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.

我在一棵快要枯死的榆树的树洞里安了家。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.

他看起来很年轻，肤色黝黑，五官分明，双颊凹陷。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a hollow cylinder.

中空圆筒

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a hollow tree.

空心的树

柯林斯高阶英语词典