HOLLOW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of hollow – Learner’s Dictionary

hollow
adjective
uk
/ˈhɒləʊ/
us

hollow adjective (NOTHING INSIDE)

hollow adjective (WITHOUT MEANING)

without meaning or real feeling:
a hollow victory
a hollow laugh
hollow cheeks/eyes
If someone has hollow cheeks/eyes, their face seems to curve in around these areas.
hollow
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈhɒləʊ/
us
a hole or empty space in something, or a low area in a surface

(Definition of hollow from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of hollow

in Chinese (Traditional)
空的, 空的,空心的, 虛偽的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
空的, 空的,空心的, 虚伪的…
in Spanish
hueco, valle, hueco/ca [masculine-feminine]…
in Portuguese
oco, buraco, cavidade…
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पोकळ…
中が空洞の, 空洞, くぼみ…
kovuk, oyuk, boş…
creux/creuse, vain/vaine, creusé/-ée…
buit, forat…
hol, kuil, uitdieping…
உள்ளே ஒரு துளை அல்லது காலி இடம், (சூழ்நிலைகள், உணர்வுகள் அல்லது வார்த்தைகள்) மதிப்பு இல்லாமல்…
खोखला, (परिस्थितियों, भावनाओं…
પોલું, ખોખલું, નિરર્થક…
hul, fordybning, hulning…
ihålig, [i]hålighet, urholkning…
geronggang, berongga, lompong…
hohl, die Höhle, die Vertiefung…
hul, tom, uoppriktig…
کھوکھلا, خالی, خالی خولی…
порожній, пустий, глухий…
полый, пустой, бессмысленный…
బోలు/ లోపల రంధ్రం లేదా ఖాళీ స్థలం ఉండటం, బూటకపు/ (పరిస్థితులు, భావాలు లేదా పదాలు) విలువ లేకుండా…
أجْوَف, تَجويف…
ফাঁপা, অর্থহীন, অন্তঃসারশূন্য…
dutý, důlek, jáma…
berongga, bergaung, cekungan…
กลวง, (เสียง) ก้อง, สิ่งที่กลวง หรือโบ๋…
rỗng, (âm thanh) từ một nơi rỗng, nơi trũng xuống…
pusty (w środku ), wydrążony, pusty…
빈, 움푹 꺼진 곳…
cavo, cavità, vuoto…
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