相似词语辨析【63】empty，vacant，hollow
<p> <span word="empty">empty</span>，<span word="vacant">vacant</span>，<span word="hollow">hollow</span></p><p> 这一组词都表示空的意思，但涵义有所不同</p><p> <span word="Empty">Empty</span>的意思是里面没有东西、一无所有，具有空无一物的隐含意义，它可以用来描绘<span word="box">box</span>、<span word="vessel">vessel</span>、<span word="cupboard">cupboard</span>、<span word="bag">bag</span>、<span word="purse">purse</span>、<span word="room">room</span>、<span word="house">house</span>、<span word="street">street</span>、<span word="stomach">stomach</span>、<span word="head">head</span> 等词。例：</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="contents">contents</span>．</p><p> 这只箱子空空如也。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>．</p><p> 我们发现房间里空无一物。</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="midnight">midnight</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>．</p><p> 午夜时分，甚至最繁忙的大道上也不见人影。</p><p> <span word="Vacant">Vacant</span>的意思是闲者的、无人占据的，着重指临时性的情况，如：<span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>、<span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>、<span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="position">position</span>等。例：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="here">here</span>．</p><p> 我们这里没有空职。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="compartment">compartment</span>．</p><p> 在这个车厢里找到了一个空的座位。</p><p> 请注意，当<span word="empty">empty</span>和<span word="vacant">vacant</span>用以修饰同一个名词时，它们的意义有所不同。例如<span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="house">house</span>是既没有家具也没有人居住的空房子；<span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="house">house</span>是指可能有家具放着，但暂时无人居住的房子。同理，<span word="an">an</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>是既没有人坐也没有人东西放着的椅子；<span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacant">vacant</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>是指暂时空着无人坐的椅子。</p>
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