hollow out

ahuecar, vaciar

Quitar el interior de algo para dejar un espacio vacío.

En inglés sencillo: To remove the inside of something, leaving an empty space.

• We hollowed out a pumpkin.
• She is hollowing out the wood with a small knife.
• Can you hollow this melon out for the fruit salad?

Cómo se usa: hollow something out (We hollowed the log out with simple tools.)

Sinónimos: empty, scoop out

Antónimos: fill

Expresiones frecuentes: hollow out something, hollow out a pumpkin

debilitar, vaciar de contenido

Debilitar una organización o un sistema eliminando partes importantes.

En inglés sencillo: To make an organization or system weaker by removing important parts of it.

• The cuts hollowed out public services.
• Corruption is hollowing out the government.
• Moving jobs abroad can hollow a local economy out.

Cómo se usa: hollow something out (Years of cuts have hollowed the service out.)

Sinónimos: weaken, undermine

Antónimos: strengthen

Expresiones frecuentes: hollow out democracy, hollow out something

ahuecarse

Formarse un espacio vacío dentro de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To develop an empty space inside.

• Old trees sometimes hollow out.
• The trunk hollowed out as the wood rotted.
• These bones can hollow out over time.

Sinónimos: become hollow

Expresiones frecuentes: trees hollow out, bones hollow out