/ˈempti ||; ˈɛmptɪ/verb (
present participle emptying third person singular present empties;past tense past participle emptied)
1 [T] empty sth (out/out of sth) to remove everything that is inside a container, etc 把(容器等)腾空: I've emptied a wardrobe for you to use. 我已经把一个衣柜腾出来供你使用。Luke emptied everything out of his desk and left. 卢克把办公桌里的东西统统取出来,然后走了。
2 [I] to become empty 变成空的: The cinema emptied very quickly once the film was finished. 电影一放完,电影院的观众很快就走光了。