
兩手空空;一無所獲的
He asked for a donation but went away empty handed.
他請求人們捐款,但離開時卻一無所獲!
But anyone that tried to look further came out empty handed.
可是,任何試圖深入了解的人都空手而歸。
Difficult fixture this one, but my guess is that Romania will not return home empty handed.
疑難夾具這一個,但我的猜測是,羅馬尼亞不會空手回家。
But after he made payment, he placed the items back on the shelves, walking out empty handed.
但是在買好以後,他把買到的東西又放回貨架,空手出來。
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,休斯敦官員聽說有人排了幾個小時的隊、但卻空手而歸之後,接管了物資分發工作。
|hold the bag/hold the sack;兩手空空;一無所獲的
"empty-handed" 是一個複合形容詞,其字面意思是“空着手的”,但更常用且核心的含義是指“一無所獲的”、“空手而歸的”、“未能得到或帶來任何東西的”。
以下是其詳細解釋:
核心含義:未能獲得預期的結果或物品
returned empty-handed
。came back empty-handed
。left empty-handed
。使用場景:強調“空手”的狀态
情感色彩:常帶有失望或尴尬
語法結構:常作表語或後置定語
總結來說,"empty-handed" 生動地描繪了一個人帶着期望出發或行動,最終卻未能實現目标、未能獲得任何有價值成果的狀态,通常伴隨着失落感。
“empty-handed”是一個英語複合形容詞,含義和用法如下:
由"empty"(空的)和"handed"(手的)組成,字面意思是「雙手空空的」,表示:
▫️形容空手狀态
例:She came to the potluck dinner empty-handed. (她空手來參加聚餐)
▫️比喻未達目标
例:The investors left the meeting empty-handed. (投資人未達成協議離場)
▫️狩獵/采集語境
例:The hunter returned empty-handed after hours in the woods. (獵人空手而歸)
在西方禮儀中,"empty-handed"常指社交場合未帶伴手禮的失禮行為。例如參加美國家庭的感恩節聚餐時,帶瓶酒或甜點更符合禮儀。
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