empty

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. having no real value, meaning, or sincerity.

adj. lacking sincerity, purpose, or substance; often used to describe words or promises.

日本語:空疎※

“He made many empty promises that he never intended to keep.”

“The politician's speech was criticized for being full of empty rhetoric that failed to address the actual concerns of the voters.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Computing Technical

adj. containing no data or items, like a list with zero things in it.

adj. containing no elements or members; specifically distinguished from 'null' in programming contexts.

日本語:空っぽ※

“The program crashed because it tried to read an empty list.”

“The function returns an empty array if no matching records are found in the database, rather than returning a null value.”

A2 · Elementary

v. to take everything out of a container.

v. to remove the contents of a container or space completely.

“Please empty the trash can before you leave the office.”

“The staff worked quickly to empty the gallery before the renovation crew arrived the following morning.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. when a river or pipe flows into a larger body of water.

v. to discharge or flow into a larger body of water or a specific destination.

“The local river empties into the sea just a few miles from here.”

“Several small streams empty into the reservoir, maintaining the water level even during the dry summer months.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Plural noun British English

n. bottles or containers that are now without their contents.

n. containers, particularly glass bottles or crates, whose contents have been consumed or removed.

“We need to take the empties back to the shop for the deposit.”

“The morning after the festival, the grounds were littered with glass empties and discarded food packaging.”