(of a seat, hotel room, house, etc. 座位、旅馆房间、房屋等 empty; not being used 空着的；未被占用的 There are very few vacant properties available in the area. 这个地区很少有闲置的房产。 The seat next to him was vacant. 他旁边的座位空着。 - (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 There is a room vacant, as it happens. 正好，有一个空房间。 A seat became vacant and he sat down in it. 有个座位刚空出来，他便坐了下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- fall
- …
- (formal)
if a job in a company is vacant, nobody is doing it and it is available for somebody to take （职位）空缺的 When the post finally fell (= became) vacant, they offered it to Fiona. 这个职位最终空出来之后，他们把它给了菲奥纳。 - (British English)
Situations Vacant (= a section in a newspaper or on a website where jobs are advertised) 招聘广告栏目 The position left vacant in July has not yet been filled. 7月份留下的空缺职位尚未填补。
Extra ExamplesThe job will be kept vacant for a few more weeks. 这一岗位还要再空上几周。 The office of president had been left vacant since her retirement. 自从她退休以后，校长职位就一直空着 。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- fall
- …
(of a look, an expression, etc. 目光、表情等 showing no sign that the person is thinking of anything 无神的；呆滞的；茫然的；若有所失的 a vacant look 呆滞的目光 She had large vacant brown eyes. 她有一双茫然的棕色大眼睛。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty’, from the verb vacare.