| 词汇 | example_english_empty-chair |
| 释义 | empty chaircollocation in Englishmeanings of emptyand chairThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with chair. empty adjective uk /ˈemp.ti/ us /ˈemp.ti/ not containing any things ... See more at empty chair noun[C] uk /tʃeər/ us /tʃer/ a seat for one person that has a back, usually four legs, and sometimes ... See more at chair Examples of empty chairThese 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. Even before the episode of the emptychair, most major questions had been decided by consensus. Part of the emptychair can be seen to the right. There is the emptychair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing to celebrate in an emptychair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would certainly be better than an emptychair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was not an empty table or an emptychair in the whole vast building. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was not opposed to the policy of the emptychair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could refuse to carry out the policy of the emptychair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The emptychair was then draped in a black sheet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I rose from the big emptychair and began to wander through the rooms of my house. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The last government threatened and exercised a veto, using the doctrine of the emptychair, and got nowhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The emptychair is there at the table, but it is for someone who wants to talk about sovereignty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The emptychair policy, or the threat of it, is not a very effective way to proceed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an emptychair next to her and a guitar in between. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Later she sits at a table alone opposite an emptychair. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rest of the candidates agreed on leaving an "emptychair" to symbolize that the fifth candidate was indeed invited. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In an open fishbowl, any member of the audience can, at any time, occupy the emptychair and join the fishbowl. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His proposal not to teach history, philosophy, mythology or comparative philology seems to strip the subject very bare and would, it thought, leave the post as an emptychair. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of empty Go to the definition of chair See other collocations with chair |
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