vacant
adjective /ˈveɪkənt/
/ˈveɪkənt/
- (of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.
座位、旅馆房间、房屋等 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- fall
- …
- There are very few vacant properties available in the area.
- (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。
- The 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 。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- fall
- …
- When the post finally fell (= became) vacant, they offered it to Fiona.
- (of a look, an expression, etc.
目光、表情等 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。
- a vacant look
词源Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vacant- ‘remaining empty’, from the verb vacare.