hollow

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in Vietnamese Trống rỗng bên trong

BrE /ˈhɒləʊ/ AmE /ˈhɑːloʊ/

adjective / noun en → vi

1 EMPTY SPACE INSIDE [attributive / predicative] B1

Trống rỗng bên trong

having a space inside, especially when this is unexpected or surprising

  • a hollow object

Collocations hollow space · hollow shell

  • The box was surprisingly hollow.

    Hộp đó bất ngờ lại trống rỗng bên trong.

2 SOUND [attributive / predicative] B2

Tiếng vang hOLLOW

producing a sound that is empty or echoing, as if there is no air in the space around it

  • a hollow sound

Collocations hollow echo · hollow voice

  • The room had a very hollow sound.

    Phòng có âm thanh vang hOLLOW.

3 NOT MEANINGFUL [attributive / predicative] B2

Rỗng tuếch, không chân thành

not sincere or honest; empty of real meaning or feeling

  • a hollow victory

Collocations hollow promise · hollow words

  • His apology was a very hollow one.

    Lời xin lỗi của anh ấy rất rỗng tuếch.

4 GEOGRAPHY [singular] B1

Hố đất, thung lũng

a low area of land surrounded by higher ground, especially one that is shaped like a bowl

  • a hollow in the landscape

Collocations hollow land · hollow valley

  • There is a small hollow near the river.

    Có một thung lũng nhỏ gần con sông.

5 VERB [transitive] C1

Rỗng hóa, làm mất đi ý nghĩa

to make something empty or without meaning; to remove all feeling from something

  • hollow out sth

Collocations hollow out a cave · hollow out an idea

  • The experience had hollowed her out.

    Kinh nghiệm đã làm cô ấy trở nên rỗng tuếch.