vacant
英 ['veɪk(ə)nt]
美['vekənt]
- adj. 空虚的；空的；空缺的；空闲的；茫然的
- n. (Vacant)人名；(法)瓦康
词态变化
副词: vacantly;
助记提示
发音想成“未垦的”。
中文词源
vacant 空着的
来自拉丁语vacare,空的，词源同vain.
英英释意
- 1. void of thought or knowledge;
- "a vacant mind"
- 2. without an occupant or incumbent;
- "the throne is never vacant"
英文词源
- vacant
- vacant: [13] Latin vacāre meant ‘be empty’. Its present participle vacāns has provided English with vacant, while its past participle lies behind English vacate [17] and vacation [14]. It also formed the basis of an adjective vacuus ‘empty’, from which English gets vacuous [17] and vacuum [16] (the term vacuum cleaner is first recorded in 1903, and the consequent verb vacuum in 1922). English avoid and void come from a variant of Latin vacāre.
=> vacate, vacuum - vacant (adj.)
- c. 1300, "not filled, held, or occupied," from Old French vacant "idle, unoccupied" (of an office, etc.), from Latin vacantem (nominative vacans), "empty, unoccupied," present participle of vacare "to be empty" (see vain). Meaning "characterized by absence of mental occupation" is from 1570s. Related: Vacantly.
同义词辨析
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。
考试真题
- Well, I'd like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.
出自-2011年12月听力原文
- As the water is pumped out, the vacant space left is compacted by the weight of the earth above.
2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- It was the site of a 2006 fire and has remained vacant ever since.
2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A
- The fire department of New York says the vacant 100-year-old building being pulled down partially collapsed.
2018年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A
- The platform is lowered into the garage, and it is then transported to a vacant parking space by a computer-controlled device similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- Well, I'd like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.
出自-2011年12月听力原文
- In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze that mirrors our fear of the dark.
2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
实用场景例句
- vacant properties
- 未被占用的房地产
牛津词典
- The seat next to him was vacant.
- 他旁边的座位空着。
牛津词典
- (especially North American English)a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used)
- 一块闲置的地皮
牛津词典
- When the post finally fell (= became) vacant, they offered it to Fiona.
- 这个职位最终空出来之后，他们给了菲奥纳。
牛津词典
- (British English) Situations Vacant (= a section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised)
- 招聘广告栏目
牛津词典
- a vacant look
- 呆滞的目光
牛津词典
- to stare vacantly
- 茫然看着
牛津词典
- Half way down the coach was a vacant seat...
- 车厢中部有一个空座。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In every major city there are more vacant buildings than there are homeless people.
- 各大城市里空置的楼房都比无家可归的人多。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A number of senior people were regarded as likely to occupy the now vacant post...
- 几位资深人士被认为有望填补现在空缺的职位。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The post of chairman has been vacant for some time.
- 主席之位已经空缺一段时间了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She had a kind of vacant look on her face.
- 她脸上有种茫然的神情。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Are there any positions vacant in your firm?
- 贵商行有职位空缺 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- A job fell vacant in the accounting department.
- 财会部出现了一个空缺.
《简明英汉词典》
- He went over and sat down in a vacant chair next to Christine.
- 他走了过去,在克莉斯廷旁边的一把空椅子上坐了下来.
辞典例句
- If there is a position vacant in the future, we will contact you.
- 如果将来职位有空缺, 我们会与你联系.
期刊摘选
- We have several position vacant.
- 我们有几个职位空缺.
期刊摘选
- Do you have a vacant room?
- 您有一个空房间 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- He is all vacant upstairs.
- 他头脑里空空如也.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Do you know of a vacant apartment?
- 你知道哪有空房 吗 ?
期刊摘选
- These animals are moving into the niche left vacant by the disappearance of the big predators.
- 这些动物将转移到大型食肉动物消失后留下来的空间.
《简明英汉词典》
- His mind seems completely vacant.
- 他的头脑似乎空空如也.
《简明英汉词典》
- Please leave the front row of seats vacant.
- 请把前面一排座位空出来.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Ann really fancies her chances of promotion to the vacant job of chief supervisor.
- 安过分自信她会被提升到还空缺的主管人的职位.
《简明英汉词典》
- Vacant positions can be made known through the medium of the press.
- 职位空缺可假托报纸公布于众.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- There are many vacant seats in the carriage.
- 车厢里空得很.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Is the lavatory vacant?
- 厕所里没人 吧 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- He stared into space with a vacant expression.
- 他茫然地凝视着天空.
《简明英汉词典》