empty-handed
adjective /ˌempti ˈhændɪd/
/ˌempti ˈhændɪd/
[not usually before noun]- without getting what you wanted; without taking something to somebody
一无所获;空手 - The robbers fled empty-handed.
抢劫犯一无所获地逃走了。 - She visited every Sunday and never arrived empty-handed.
她每个星期天都来拜访,没有哪一次不带礼物。 - We went to the sale expecting to buy a lot, but we came away empty-handed.
我们去拍卖场想买很多东西,但是我们空手而归。
- The robbers fled empty-handed.