
"return all empties to the store"
"an empty glass" "an empty room" "full of empty seats" "empty hours"
"empty promises" "a hollow victory" "vacuous comments"
"after skipped lunch the men were empty by suppertime" "empty-bellied children"
"after the violent argument he felt empty"
"Empty the box" "The alarm emptied the building"
"The room emptied"
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
"Empty the water"
误 This seat is empty.
正 This seat is not occupied.
正 This seat is not reserved.
正 This seat is not taken.
析empty译为“空的”是表示里面没有东西,指物理空间,而本句显然是指“没人占用”,故使用be occupied〔reserved, taken〕。
夜晚,街上空空荡荡,没有车辆。误 The streets were empty with vehicles at night.
正 The streets were empty of vehicles at night.
析empty和介词of构成形容词短语,表示“没有…”或“缺乏…”,介词of不能改成with。
误 The boy emptied his pockets their contents.
正 The boy emptied his pockets of their contents.
他把瓶子里的水倒了,然后装上啤酒。误 He emptied the bottle water and then filled it with beer.
正 He emptied the bottle of water and then filled it with beer.
析empty后不能跟双宾语,当表示“使…失去…”“把…倒空”等意思时,要用empty...of...结构。