- [transitive] to remove everything that is in a container, etc.倒空；腾空；掏空
- empty something She emptied the bins, washed the glasses and went to bed.她倒空了箱子，洗了杯子，然后上床睡觉。
- He emptied his glass and asked for a refill.他干了一杯，又要求再斟满一杯。
- empty something out I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys.我把口袋里的东西都掏了出来，仍然找不到我的钥匙。
- empty something of something The room had been emptied of all furniture.房间里所有的家具都搬走了。
- (figurative) She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home.她打消了想家的所有念头。
Extra Examples- He emptied the bottle of its contents.他倒空了瓶子。
- The cupboards had all been completely emptied.所有碗橱已经完全腾空了。
- We emptied out the tank.我们倒空了油箱。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry - [intransitive] to become empty变空
- The streets soon emptied when the rain started.雨下起来时街上很快便空无一人。
- empty of somebody/something The beach gradually emptied of people.海滩上渐渐没有人了。
- empty out The tank empties out in five minutes.水箱五分钟就空了。
Extra Examples- The streets soon emptied of shoppers.街上的购物者很快就消失了。
- The hall half emptied as bored businessmen raced for the buffet tables.感到乏味的商人涌向自助餐桌，大厅空了一半。
- The room gradually emptied out.房间逐渐变空了。
- The bar will empty out quite quickly after they stop serving.他们停止供应后，酒吧很快就会空出来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- quickly
- rapidly
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prepositionSee full entry - [transitive] to take out the contents of something and put them somewhere else把…移出，把…腾出（置于别处）
- empty something He stepped outside to empty the trash.他走到外面去倒垃圾。
- empty something onto something She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.她把包里的东西全倒在了桌子上。
- empty something into something Many factories emptied their waste into the river.许多工厂都将废料倒进了这条河里。
- empty something out of something She emptied the water out of the vase.她把水从花瓶里倒了出来。
Extra Examples- He opened his bag and emptied his belongings onto the floor.他打开包，把自己的东西倒在地板上。
- I emptied the orange juice into a jug.我把橙汁倒在一个罐子里。
- She emptied out the contents of the jar.她倒出罐子里的东西。
- [transitive] empty something to make sure that everyone leaves a room, building, etc.（把…）撤出，撤离；撤空 synonym evacuate
- Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat.由于炸弹的威胁，警方奉命将所有人撤离这栋大楼。
- [intransitive] to flow or move out from one place to another流入；涌进
- empty into/onto something The Rhine empties into the North Sea.莱茵河流入北海。
- empty out into/onto something Fans emptied out onto the streets after the concert.音乐会结束后，乐迷涌到大街上。
Extra Examples- The castle had a deep moat which emptied into the lake.城堡有一条很深的流入湖里的护城河。
- Water from the underground pipes empties directly into nearby streams.地下管道里的水径直排入附近的河流。
Word OriginOld English ǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot).
