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

• Unfortunately, a vacuous slogan is underpinned by ineffectual proposals.
  遗憾的是，这个空洞的口号只得到无效提议的支撑。
• 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。
• 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。
• We would be satisfied with any draft document, however vacuous.
  我们对任何草案都会感到满意，即使草案的内容非常空洞也无所谓。
• The second was that he repeated a vacuous mantra about a strong dollar being in America's interests, even as everyone knew policymakers quietly welcomed its slide.
  第二，虽然财政部长夸夸其谈，大唱赞歌，说什么美元的优势符合美国人民的利益，可是谁都知道那些决策者暗地想美元下滑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When life is monotonous, even grief is a welcome event, even a fire is diversion. A wart is adornment to a vacuous face.
  当生活非常单调乏味的时候，就算是痉的事也是很受欢迎的，而火灾更是一种娱乐；在那茫然苦失的脸上，伤疤也成了装饰品。
• The meeting as a whole could not bring itself to endorse this vacuous proclamation. It took note of it.
  大会作为一个整体，实在做不到对这个空洞的宣言表示支持，而只能表示注意到了这个宣言。