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

• In return, he offered cuts in industrial tariffs that were, if anything, even more vacuous.
  作为回报，他就工业关税减免，如果有区别，那就是更加空洞。
• However, he was ill soon after he was retired because he didn't know what he should do and he was very vacuous, worried everyday.
  然而，他退休后不久就病了，因为他每天不知道该做什么，而且感觉很空虚、焦虑。
• 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。
• 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。
• Rarely can such a vacuous concept have found its way into a debate claming to provide enlightenment.
  这样一个空洞的概念很难设法进入声称要提供启示的争论之中。
• Vacuous slogans are today found as often on the walls of public sector offices as in the business sector.
  如今，公共部门办公室墙上的空洞口号往往不比私人部门的少。
• While Enterprise Service Bus ( ESB) may seem like a vacuous marketing term designed only to get you to buy more software, the term actually has meaning for something useful.
  首先，让我们澄清这个模棱两可的概念&所谓的企业服务总线（ESB）。首先，它不是一个产品；其次，它不是一个虚幻的营销术语，不是专门用来诱导您购买更多软件的。
• 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。
• 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。