5ADJ [usually ADJ n]空洞的;无用的;无价值的 If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness. 空洞的;无用的;无价值的
Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
任何威胁说要叫警察来的话都是虚声恫吓。
...a hollow man who's coasted on charm for far too long.
One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises.
离最后期限只有一个月时,我们认识到了这些许诺都是空头支票。
6ADJ [ADJ n](笑声等)虚伪的,不真诚的 If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing. (笑声等)虚伪的,不真诚的
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep深深的凹陷▸➤little, shallow, slight小坑;淺坑;輕微的凹陷▸➤damp, dark, grassy潮濕的窪地;黑漆漆的洞;長滿草的窪地▸➤sheltered隱蔽的洞▸➤natural天然洞穴PREPOSITION➤in a/the hollow在洞中◇Snow lay in dark hollows.雪堆積在陰暗的洞穴裏。➤hollow in⋯上的坑◇a hollow in the ground地上的坑➤hollow of⋯的洞◇the hollow of her throat她的喉管