hollow
adjective /ˈhɒləʊ/
/ˈhɑːləʊ/
Idioms - having a hole or empty space inside
中空的；空心的 - a hollow ball/centre/tube/tree
中空的球／中心部位／管子／树 - a hollow metal cylinder
中空的金属圆筒 - The tree trunk was hollow inside.
这树干里面是空的。 - Her stomach felt hollow with fear.
她吓得魂不附体。
- I felt hollow from lack of food.
我因缺少食物而感到空虚。 - The experience left her feeling hollow and empty.
这次经历让她感到空虚和空虚。 - I tapped the tin and it sounded hollow.
我敲了敲罐子，听起来是空的。
- a hollow ball/centre/tube/tree
- (of parts of the face
面部 凹陷的 - hollow eyes/cheeks
凹陷的双眼／双颊 - hollow-eyed from lack of sleep
因缺乏睡眠而双眼凹陷的
- hollow eyes/cheeks
- [usually before noun] (of sounds
声音 沉闷回荡的；空响的 - a hollow groan
低沉的呻吟
- a hollow groan
- [usually before noun] not sincere
无诚意的；虚伪的 - I've had enough of their hollow promises.
我受够了他们空洞的承诺。 - She gave a slightly hollow laugh.
她发出一声略带空洞的笑声。 - 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没有诚意。
- I've had enough of their hollow promises.
- [usually before noun] without real value
无真正价值的 - He won something of a hollow victory when his opponent was forced to withdraw with a serious injury.
当他的对手因严重受伤而被迫退出比赛时，他赢得了一场有点空洞的胜利。
- He won something of a hollow victory when his opponent was forced to withdraw with a serious injury.
词源Old English holh ‘cave’; obscurely related to hole.
Idioms
ring hollow/false
- to give the impression of not being sincere or true
给人以真实（或空洞、虚假）的印象 - His expressions of support rang rather hollow.
他支持的表情听起来相当空洞。 - His promise rang hollow.
他的诺言听起来很空洞。
- His expressions of support rang rather hollow.
ring true/hollow/false
- to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true
给人以真实（或空洞、虚假）的印象 - It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.
这个故事也许显得离奇，但我却觉得很真实。 - His expressions of support rang rather hollow.
他支持的表情听起来相当空洞。 - His promise rang hollow.
他的诺言听起来很空洞。
- It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.