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"hollow out" in Chinese (Traditional)

掏空挖空

Definition

把某物內部的所有東西取出,使其變空或中空。有時也用於形容讓某事變得無意義或削弱其作用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於描述南瓜或樹木內部被掏空。既可指字面(物理掏出),也可指比喻(削弱或失內容)。通常跟著直接賓語(如“掏空樹幹”)。不用於形容人。

Examples

We need to hollow out this pumpkin to make a lantern.

我們需要**掏空**這個南瓜來做燈籠。

They hollowed out a tree trunk to build a canoe.

他們**掏空了**一根樹幹來製作獨木舟。

First, hollow out the bread to make room for the soup.

首先,**掏空**麵包來放湯。

The company’s changes slowly hollowed out its core values.

公司的變化逐漸**掏空了**它的核心價值觀。

After years of erosion, the cave was completely hollowed out by water.

多年侵蝕後,洞穴被水完全**挖空**了。

Politicians sometimes hollow out promises once they’re in office.

政客有時在上任後會**讓**承諾**變空洞**。