vacuous

英 [ˈvækjuəs]

美 [ˈvækjuəs]

adj.  空洞的; 空洞无物的

GRE

BNC.20895 / COCA.25788

牛津词典

adj.

• 空洞的；空洞无物的
  showing no sign of intelligence or sensitive feelings
  1. a vacuous expression
     茫然的表情

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 思想贫乏的;空洞的;无知的
  If you describe a person or their comments asvacuous, you are critical of them because they lack intelligent thought or ideas.
  1. Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.
     男模特儿并不总像人们说的那样愚蠢。
  2. ...the usual vacuous comments by some faceless commentator.
     一些千人一面的评论员给出的毫无意义的寻常意见

英英释义

adj

• void of expression
  1. a blank stare
  Synonym:blank
• devoid of matter
  1. a vacuous space
• devoid of significance or point
  1. empty promises
  2. a hollow victory
  3. vacuous comments
  Synonym:emptyhollow
• devoid of intelligence
  Synonym:asininefatuousinanemindless

双语例句

• Human being lost the will and motive to transcendence. So, the life becomes chaos, out-of-order, perplexed, vacuous and hopeless.
  人失去了超越的意向与动力，生活陷入混乱、无序、空虚、迷惘甚至绝望之中。
• Here are half a dozen things Europeans could do to show that our multilateralism is more than a vacuous slogan.
  欧洲人可以做六件事，以显示我们的多边主义不只是一句空洞无物的口号。
• When you feel vacuous and unhappy, you can do some labour, such as cleaning the house, tables and windows.
  感到空虚不快乐的时候你可以劳动一下，比如打扫房子，抹抹桌子，窗子啥的；
• His eyes looked dull, almost vacuous.
  他看上去目光呆滞，茫然若失。
• On the other hand, you could consider a move to fashion or entertainment law, which will make Vegas, La, models and vacuous conversation a comprehensive part of your life.
  另一方面，你可以考虑转到时装或娱乐法领域，这样拉斯维加斯、洛杉矶、模特和空洞的谈话就会成为你生活的一个组成部分。
• Someone who is moving from an interesting but false claim to a true but vacuous claim.
  有人从一个有趣，但错误的宣称转移到一个真实但空虚的。
• Unlike religions, the great meme-complex of science includes methods for throwing out ideas that are vacuous, nonsensical or plain wrong.
  科学与宗教都是庞大的迷因复合体，但是科学与宗教不同，它有抛弃空洞、合理或错误点子的方法。
• Guo's fans say he's the voice of a new material-minded generation, but many critics have savaged Tiny Times as a vacuous homage to consumerism that sets a bad example for Chinese youth.
  郭敬明的粉丝称他代表了专注于物质的新生代，但许多评论家却攻击说《小时代》是对消费至上主义的空虚崇拜，为中国的年轻人树立了负面榜样。
• The narrow, swinelike eyes were open, no more vacuous in death than they had been in life ( Nicholas Proffitt)
  这狭长的猪似的眼睛睁着，与其说他们仍活着不如说是死去般的空洞无物（尼古拉斯普罗菲特）
• The English Patient was absolutely faithful to a morally vacuous book that almost worships adultery, suicide, and mercy-killing but reviewers commented on the chemistry between the lovers in the film.
  《英国病人》非常忠于道德空虚的原著，那本书里一味地崇尚不伦，自杀以及安乐死，但是影评人却称片中的情侣关系融洽。