empty shell
US /ˈɛmp.ti ʃɛl/
UK /ˈɛmp.ti ʃɛl/
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空っぽの殻, 抜け殻
a person or thing that has lost its essential qualities or contents, leaving only the outward form
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After the tragedy, he felt like an empty shell, devoid of emotion.
悲劇の後、彼は感情のない空っぽの殻のように感じた。
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The old factory building was just an empty shell, waiting for demolition.
古い工場は取り壊しを待つばかりの空っぽの殻だった。