Смысл: empty 
empty 1. [ʹemptı] n преим. pl
<Í> 1. порожняя тара
returned empties - возвращённые пустые бутылки, банки и т. п.
empties returned - ком.
empties to be returned - ком.
2. порожний вагон, грузовик
3.pl ж.-д.
2.[ʹemptı] a
<Í> 1. 1) пустой, незаполненный, порожний
empty box - пустой ящик
empty combs - сушь (пустые пчелиные соты )
empty goal - гол, забитый в пустые ворота
the room was nearly empty of furniture - в комнате не было почти никакой мебели
a bottle empty of wine - пустая винная бутылка
2) необитаемый, нежилой (о доме и т. п. )
3) без груза, порожний (о транспорте )
4)тех.
empty weight - собственный вес (автомобиля и т. п. )
5)физ.
2. пустопорожний, бессодержательный
empty talk - пустые разговоры, переливание из пустого в порожнее
empty promises [words] - пустые обещания [слова]
words empty of meaning - слова, не имеющие никакого смысла
3. 1) легковесный, несерьёзный (о замысле и т. п. )
2) легкомысленный, пустой (о человеке )
4.разг.
to feel empty - проголодаться
on an empty stomach - натощак, на голодный желудок
empty stomachs - голодный люд, голодающие
empty cupboards - голод, недоедание, недостаток продовольствия
3.[ʹemptı] v
<Í> 1. 1) опорожнять; осушать (стакан )
he emptied his pockets of their contents - он вынул всё из карманов
2) выливать; высыпать
to empty water out of a glass - вылить воду из стакана
to empty dust out of the dust-pan - высыпать пыль /сор/ из совка
the bag had broken and emptied its contents along the road - мешок лопнул, и содержимое высыпалось на дорогу
2. 1) переливать, пересыпать (во что-л. )
2) выгружать; сливать (топливо из баков )
3. впадать (о реке ; тж.
the St. Lawrence empties (itself) into the Atlantic - река святого Лаврентия впадает в Атлантический океан
4. пустеть
the streets soon emptied when the rain began - улицы сразу опустели, когда пошёл дождь
<Í> 1. порожняя тара
2. порожний вагон, грузовик
3.
2.
<Í> 1. 1) пустой, незаполненный, порожний
2) необитаемый, нежилой (
3) без груза, порожний (
4)
5)
2. пустопорожний, бессодержательный
3. 1) легковесный, несерьёзный (
2) легкомысленный, пустой (
4.
3.
<Í> 1. 1) опорожнять; осушать (
2) выливать; высыпать
2. 1) переливать, пересыпать (
2) выгружать; сливать (
3. впадать (
4. пустеть
be running on empty Идиома
go away empty-handed
Idiom(s): go away empty-handedTheme: DEPART
to depart with nothing.
• I hate for you to go away empty-handed, but I cannot afford to contribute any money.
• They came hoping for some food, but they had to go away empty-handed.
come away empty-handed
Idiom(s): come away empty-handedTheme: LACKING
to return without anything.
• All right, go gambling. Don't come away empty-handed, though.
• Go to the bank and ask for the loan again. This time don't come away empty-handed.
An empty purse frightens away friends.
When one's financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear.Empty vessels make the most noise.
The least intelligent people are often the most talkative or noisy.EMPTY OUT
(separable) to remove everything from a container making it empty" Max emptied the refrigerator out."
Empty vessels make the most noise
The thoughtless often speak the most.Running on empty
If you are exhausted but keep going, you are running on empty.empty
emptyIn addition to the idioms beginning with empty, also see glass is half full, the; running on empty.
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- empty calories
- empty nest
- empty suit
empty calories
empty caloriesFood that has little or no nutritional value. For example, Snacking on beer and potato chips makes for a lot of empty calories. [1960s]
empty nest
empty nestThe home of parents whose children have grown up and moved out. For example, Now that they had an empty nest, Jim and Jane opened a bed-and-breakfast. This expression, alluding to a nest from which baby birds have flown, gave rise to such related ones as empty-nester, for a parent whose children had moved out, and empty-nest syndrome, for the state of mind of parents whose children had left. [c. 1970]
be active on empty
To abide to accomplish with no or actual little enthusiasm, energy, or assets left. I've been painting the abode for four hours every night afterwards work, and I am actively active on abandoned at this point. We were active on abandoned by the time our aggregation fabricated it to the championship round.Learn more: empty, on, runningbe active on empty
1. If a being or alignment is active on empty, they accept no new account or assets and so are not as agitative or acknowledged as they were previously. Recent performances advance a bandage active on empty, dabbling the inevitable. A lot of societies are active on abandoned — muddling through after any bright faculty of direction.
2. If you are active on empty, you accept no activity left, either because you accept been alive too adamantine over a continued aeon or because you accept not eaten for a continued time. After extensive the ultimate ambition of acceptable six apple titles consecutively, the best was active on empty. I had skipped breakfast and was active on empty. Note: In this expression, the abstraction is of a car or added agent that is still active but has actual little ammunition left, so the aggravate of the ammunition barometer is pointing to `empty'. Learn more: empty, on, running
be active on empty
accept beat all your assets or sustenance. 1998 New Scientist Bateson assured that a bolter deer may be active on abandoned for 90 minutes, but Harris argues that this aeon will be aloof a few minutes. Learn more: empty, on, running
An be running on empty idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with be running on empty, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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