English Dictionary

empty

/ˈɛmp.tɪ/

adj

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. / (computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

The book was empty.

意味（1）

Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

an empty purse

意味（2）

(computing, programming, mathematics) Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

意味（3）

(obsolete) Free; clear; devoid; often with of.

And I ſhal finde you emptie of that fault, / Right ioyfull of your reformation.

意味（4）

Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.

I hope our Ladies treaſure and our owne,

May ſerue for ranſome to our liberties:

Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe,

I hope our Ladies treaſure and our owne, May ſerue for ranſome to our liberties: Returne our Mules and emptie Camels backe, That we may trauell into Siria, […]

意味（5）

Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; said of language.

empty words, or threats

意味（6）

Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.

empty pleasures

意味（7）

Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial.

empty dreams

意味（8）

Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.

empty brains

意味（9）

(of some female animals, especially cows and sheep) Not pregnant; not producing offspring when expected to do so during the breeding season.

Empty cow rates have increased in recent years.

意味（10）

(obsolete, of a plant or tree) Producing nothing; unfruitful.

an empty vine