
两手空空;一无所获的
He asked for a donation but went away empty handed.
他请求人们捐款,但离开时却一无所获!
But anyone that tried to look further came out empty handed.
可是,任何试图深入了解的人都空手而归。
Difficult fixture this one, but my guess is that Romania will not return home empty handed.
疑难夹具这一个,但我的猜测是,罗马尼亚不会空手回家。
But after he made payment, he placed the items back on the shelves, walking out empty handed.
但是在买好以后,他把买到的东西又放回货架,空手出来。
On Tuesday, Houston officials took control of supply distributions after they learned of people standing in line for hours only to be turned away empty handed.
星期二,休斯敦官员听说有人排了几个小时的队、但却空手而归之后,接管了物资分发工作。
|hold the bag/hold the sack;两手空空;一无所获的
"empty-handed" 是一个复合形容词,其字面意思是“空着手的”,但更常用且核心的含义是指“一无所获的”、“空手而归的”、“未能得到或带来任何东西的”。
以下是其详细解释:
核心含义:未能获得预期的结果或物品
returned empty-handed
。came back empty-handed
。left empty-handed
。使用场景:强调“空手”的状态
情感色彩:常带有失望或尴尬
语法结构:常作表语或后置定语
总结来说,"empty-handed" 生动地描绘了一个人带着期望出发或行动,最终却未能实现目标、未能获得任何有价值成果的状态,通常伴随着失落感。
“empty-handed”是一个英语复合形容词,含义和用法如下:
由"empty"(空的)和"handed"(手的)组成,字面意思是「双手空空的」,表示:
▫️形容空手状态
例:She came to the potluck dinner empty-handed. (她空手来参加聚餐)
▫️比喻未达目标
例:The investors left the meeting empty-handed. (投资人未达成协议离场)
▫️狩猎/采集语境
例:The hunter returned empty-handed after hours in the woods. (猎人空手而归)
在西方礼仪中,"empty-handed"常指社交场合未带伴手礼的失礼行为。例如参加美国家庭的感恩节聚餐时,带瓶酒或甜点更符合礼仪。
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