empty

空の

中に人や物が何もない様子。

やさしい英語で： Containing no people or things.

• The bottle is empty.
• We walked through the empty streets.
• Is there an empty seat near the window?

類義語： vacant

反対語： full

よく使う表現： empty bottle, empty room, empty box, empty purse

空虚な、口先だけの

本当の意味や誠意がなく、成果も期待できない様子。

やさしい英語で： Without real meaning, honest feeling, or any likely result.

• His apology was just empty words.
• They made empty promises about improving the roads.
• She refused to be frightened by his empty threats.

類義語： hollow, meaningless, insincere

反対語： meaningful, sincere

よく使う表現： empty words, empty promise, empty threat

空にする

中にあるものをすべて取り出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To remove everything from inside something.

• Please empty the bin.
• She emptied her bag onto the bed.
• Have you emptied the dishwasher?

使い方： empty something into/onto something (He emptied the water into the sink.); empty something of something (We emptied the room of furniture.)

類義語： clear out

反対語： fill

よく使う表現： empty the bin, empty your pockets, empty something out

流れ込む、注ぐ

川などが別の水域や最終的な流れ先に注ぐこと。

やさしい英語で： To flow into another body of water or a final destination.

• The river empties into the sea.
• Several streams empty into this lake.
• The channel emptied into a wide bay.

使い方： empty into something (The stream empties into the river.)

類義語： flow, drain

よく使う表現： empty into something, empty into the sea

空き瓶、空き容器

中身を使い切って空になった瓶や容器。

やさしい英語で： A bottle or other container with nothing left inside after its contents have been used.

• Put that empty in the recycling box.
• We collected the empties after the party.
• The shop gives a refund for each empty.

よく使う表現： another empty, return an empty, discard an empty