-同义词和反义词
词性:|adjective|
例句1. each fibre has a hollow core
例句2. her cheeks were hollow and her face bony
例句4. the result was a hollow victory
-hollower的不同词性形态
|adjective|
1.(of a sound) echoing, as though made in or on an empty container.
‘a _hollow_ groan’
‘Apparently, there was a struggle going on; some muffled yelps were heard, and a few _hollow_ thuds resounded in the now ominous silence.’
2.Having a concave or sunken appearance.
‘her cheeks were _hollow_ and she had dark circles under her eyes’
‘His cheeks were slightly more _hollow_ compared to the last time she had saw him, and his hair was longer.’
3.Having a hole or empty space inside.
‘a _hollow_ metal tube’
‘Yamasaki used another method, which essentially made the building a _hollow_ steel tube.’
4.Insincere.
‘a _hollow_ promise’
‘There are some interesting figures quoted in the article - figures that don’t shock or surprise me anymore, but just provoke _hollow_ laughter and indignation.’
5.Without real significance or value.
‘the result was a _hollow_ victory’
‘The game had to be played to prevent further riots, but the Juventus victory was _hollow_ .’
|noun|
1.A hole or depression in something.
‘a _hollow_ at the base of a large tree’
‘The _hollow_ in the stone was about 20 centimetres in diameter and about 30 centimetres deep.’
2.A small valley.
‘the village nestles in a _hollow_ on the edge of the New Forest’
‘It was a quaint little place, nestled in a _hollow_ in the hills, and smoke rose cozily out of the chimneys of the houses.’
3.An enclosed space within something.
‘he held them in the _hollow_ of his hand’
‘She finally spotted among the huge trees a gigantic oak with a large _hollow_ at the base of its trunk that was just large enough for a little girl to go hide in and sleep.’
|verb|
1.Form by making a hole.
‘a tunnel was _hollowed_ out in a mountain range’
‘Bells can be _hollowed_ from wood or made from glass or ceramics, but most are cast or forged from metal.’
2.Make a hollow in.
‘Flora’s laugh _hollowed_ her cheeks’
‘The king of the bruschetta category was a little square of toast _hollowed_ in the middle like a toad-in-the-hole and filled with egg, bits of truffle, and more melted Fontina cheese.’
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