hollow

US /ˈhɑː.loʊ/
UK /ˈhɑː.loʊ/
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1.

空心, 中空的

having a hole or empty space inside

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The tree trunk was hollow inside.
樹幹裡面是空心的。
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The ball was hollow and light.
球是空心的，很輕。
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空洞的, 無意義的, 不真誠的

without real value or meaning; insincere

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His promises turned out to be hollow.
他的承諾結果是空洞的。
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It was a hollow victory, with many casualties.
這是一場空洞的勝利，傷亡慘重。
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emptymeaninglessinsincerevainfutileworthlesssuperficialspeciousfalsedeceptive
1.

凹地, 山谷, 窪地

a hollow place, especially a small valley or depression in the ground

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They found shelter in a hollow in the hills.
他們在山丘的凹地裡找到了避難所。
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The children played in the hollow behind the house.
孩子們在房子後面的凹地裡玩耍。
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depressiondipvalleybasinconcavity
1.

挖空, 掏空

make a hollow in; excavate

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The carpenter will hollow out the wood to make a bowl.
木匠會把木頭挖空來製作一個碗。
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The river had hollowed out a deep channel over centuries.
這條河在幾個世紀裡沖刷出了一條深邃的河道。
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excavatescoop outgouge outdig outcarve out