| 词汇 | empty-handed |
| 释义 | empty-handed adjective[ after verb ] uk /ˌemp.tiˈhæn.dɪd/ us /ˌemp.tiˈhæn.dɪd/ without bringing or taking anything: 两手空空的;一无所获的 We can't go to the party empty-handed.我们不能空着手去参加聚会。 Lacking things bankrupt bankruptcy be hard up (for something)idiom bereft chronic disease if it wasn't/weren't forphrase in someone's hour of needidiom inappeasable lack lacking minus scrape scream scream (out) for somethingidiom shortage shy skimpily starve someone/something of something starved taken empty-handed | American Dictionaryempty-handed adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈemp·ti ˈhæn·dɪd/ not having anything to bring or to take away: The two would-be robbers fled empty-handed. Examples of empty-handedempty-handed Whereas most gold diggers were impoverished to the degree that they left the gold field empty-handed, the suppliers of the mining campaigns realised large revenues. One could not show up for a visit empty-handed, and workers tended to travel to see their families only when they were in a position to dispense gifts. For all the fine words and the rhetoric, we stand empty-handed; which is terribly tragic. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He came back from the coalfield, one may say, empty-handed, not having been able to do anything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The agreement must be legally authorized, otherwise citizens and businesses would be left empty-handed following claims for compensation. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The political hobby of the eurocrats may well cost money but it will leave us empty-handed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English However, the citizen with a well-founded complaint which is inadmissible, does not usually go away empty-handed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If drivers rely on these guidelines they could be left empty-handed, as these are not legally valid - and that is a problem. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I would say let us all vote in favour of this proposal, and then we shall not be left empty-handed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Seeking aid for his country, he was sent home empty-handed and humiliated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all that rigmarole, time and expense, my constituent is left back at square one, empty-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to look elsewhere to find the reasons why we are standing here today empty-handed. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They return and say they put forward this and that, but they seem to return empty-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mission decided not to buy any timber at all at these prices and came back empty-handed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems rather unfair on the chap who should receive £100 that he goes away empty-handed, when he could perhaps go away with £90 of the £100. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of empty-handed These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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