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empty-handed

/emp-tee-han-did/US // ˈɛmp tiˈhæn dɪd //

空手而归,空手的,空手,赤手空拳

Related Words

underprivileged弱势,弱势群体,贫困,贫穷的poverty-stricken穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困的,贫穷needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的penniless一贫如洗,身无分文,不名一文,一文不名low低,低的,低位,低级impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人indigent穷困的,穷困潦倒,贫穷的,穷人flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的down-and-out落魄的人,落魄的,落魄,落拓bankrupt破产,破产人,破产的,破产者scanty微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛insolvent破产,无力偿债,无力偿还,破产人bad off坏掉了,坏掉,坏掉的,糟糕的是beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐broke破产,打破了,破损,打碎了hard up紧迫,紧紧咬住,紧紧咬住不放,紧巴巴的impecunious穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困潦倒的人,穷困的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having nothing in the hands, as in doing no work: While we were carrying out the luggage, he stood by empty-handed.
    • : having gained nothing: to return from a quest empty-handed.
    • : bringing no gift, donation, etc.: They came to the birthday party empty-handed.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpoor
Synonyms
destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的indigent穷困的,穷困潦倒,贫穷的,穷人low低,低的,低位,低级meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困penniless一贫如洗,身无分文,不名一文,一文不名poverty-stricken穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困的,贫穷underprivileged弱势,弱势群体,贫困,贫穷的bankrupt破产,破产人,破产的,破产者down-and-out落魄的人,落魄的,落魄,落拓flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的insolvent破产,无力偿债,无力偿还,破产人scanty微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛bad off坏掉了,坏掉,坏掉的,糟糕的是beggared乞讨,乞讨的,乞求,乞求的beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐behind eight ball后面的人,后面的人都知道broke破产,打破了,破损,打碎了dirt poor穷人,穷困潦倒,贫民窟,贫民区flat broke破产,断裂,扁平化,扁平化破产fortuneless无缘无故,无福消受,无缘无故的,无缘无故地hard up紧迫,紧紧咬住,紧紧咬住不放,紧巴巴的impecunious穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困潦倒的人,穷困的in need需要,需要时,有需要,需要的in want在想,在想要的,在想要,想要moneyless无钱,没钱,没有钱,无钱的necessitous必要的,必要性,必要,必需品pauperized穷困潦倒,贫穷化,穷困的,贫困化penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈pinched被夹住,被夹住的,被夹住了,掐死reduced减少了,减少,减少的,缩减stone broke石破天惊,石头碎了,石头破了,石头断裂strapped捆绑的,捆绑式,捆绑式的,捆绑truly needy真正需要的是,真正需要的,真有需要,真正需要帮助的人unprosperous不繁荣的,不繁荣,不景气,不景气的
as innecessitous
Synonyms
bad off坏掉了,坏掉,坏掉的,糟糕的是bankrupt破产,破产人,破产的,破产者beggared乞讨,乞讨的,乞求,乞求的beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐behind eight ball后面的人,后面的人都知道broke破产,打破了,破损,打碎了destitute穷困潦倒,穷困的,穷困潦倒的,穷困的人dirt poor穷人,穷困潦倒,贫民窟,贫民区down-and-out落魄的人,落魄的,落魄,落拓flat平坦的,平地,平坦,平的flat broke破产,断裂,扁平化,扁平化破产fortuneless无缘无故,无福消受,无缘无故的,无缘无故地hard up紧迫,紧紧咬住,紧紧咬住不放,紧巴巴的impecunious穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困潦倒的人,穷困的impoverished穷困潦倒,穷困的,贫穷的,穷苦的in need需要,需要时,有需要,需要的in want在想,在想要的,在想要,想要indigent穷困的,穷困潦倒,贫穷的,穷人insolvent破产,无力偿债,无力偿还,破产人low低,低的,低位,低级meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的moneyless无钱,没钱,没有钱,无钱的needy贫乏的,贫苦,贫乏,贫困on one's uppers上来,高举双手,高兴之余,高兴pauperized穷困潦倒,贫穷化,穷困的,贫困化penniless一贫如洗,身无分文,不名一文,一文不名penurious奢华的,奢华,奢侈的,奢侈pinched被夹住,被夹住的,被夹住了,掐死poverty-stricken穷困潦倒,穷困潦倒的,穷困的,贫穷reduced减少了,减少,减少的,缩减scanty微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄stone broke石破天惊,石头碎了,石头破了,石头断裂strapped捆绑的,捆绑式,捆绑式的,捆绑suffering痛苦,苦难,煎熬,苦痛truly needy真正需要的是,真正需要的,真有需要,真正需要帮助的人underprivileged弱势,弱势群体,贫困,贫穷的unprosperous不繁荣的,不繁荣,不景气,不景气的

Examples

  • The clichés about football-obsessed husbands and frustrated wives are pretty heavy-handed.

  • Some “hanging judges” have handed down hundreds of death sentences at a time.

  • No indictments have been handed down against the police officers in question.

  • He defied the atheism of communism and the empty religious practices of Putinism.

  • Otherwise, we will be but celebrating an empty holiday, missing its true meaning altogether.

  • "Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.

  • Again the young fellow repeats his fatal "Banco," as he stakes a fresh pile of notes handed to him by the obsequious Jew.

  • Lawrence handed the General the mysterious message and Schofield read it with a darkened brow.

  • Herein he found an empty stall that was dark enough not to be seen, and still afforded sufficient light to read in.

  • Still, if such an envelope should be handed him, he would breathe easier until it was opened.

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