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词汇 emptily
释义 emptily
adverb
uk /ˈemp.təl.i/ us /ˈemp.təl.i/

emptilyadverb (CONTAINING NOTHING)


in a way that does not contain any things or people: 空地;无人地
His hands hung emptily at his sides, and he could think of nothing to say.他的双手空荡荡地垂在身侧,想不出有什么可说的。
The scaffolding of the half-built mill stood emptily, like the skeleton of a forest.盖了一半的磨坊外的脚手架空荡荡地立在那里,就像一片光秃秃的森林。
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empty
We were stopped for speeding on one of those roads that open emptily and irresistibly before you go all the way to the horizon.
Voices ring emptily against the brick walls.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Empty
bare
barrenly
barrenness
blank
clear view
cleared
dead
emptiness
empty
flat
forlorn
hollow
lifeless
low-traffic
nothingness
uninhabited
unobstructed
unoccupied
untenanted
vacant

emptilyadverb (NOT SINCERE)


in a way that is not sincere or is without any real meaning: 无诚意地;空洞地;无意义地
She uses emptily flattering phrases.她爱说空洞的奉承话。
The claim to moral superiority rings more emptily than ever.宣称拥有道德优越感比以往任何时候都更加空洞。
His words ring emptily.
The company emptily promised to look for partnerships with local groups.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Affected & insincere
affectation
affected
affectedly
archly
artificial
forced
forcedly
fustian
glib
glibly
piously
ponce
ponce about/around
posey
preciously
sugary
super-smooth
superslick
talk the talk ... walk the walkidiom
theatricality

emptilyadverb (WITHOUT PURPOSE)


in a way that is without purpose or interest: 空虚地;无目地;无意义;无兴趣
His ideas seemed emptily theoretical and insubstantial. 他的想法似乎只是些空洞的理论,没有实质内容。
It seems a society that is decadent and emptily consumerist.这似乎是一个颓废且浮夸的消费主义社会。
He stared emptily at the cloudless, star-filled sky.
The website is full of advertising photos that are as emptily elegant as the goods they celebrate.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Useless and futile
adrift
aimless
aimlessly
aimlessness
airy-fairy
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
futile
futilely
futility
negation
no goodidiom
non-viable
nugatory
ornamental
unrealistic
unrealistically
unseriousness
until you are blue in the faceidiom
unviability
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