n. 洞, 窟窿, 山谷

a. 空的, 虚伪的, 空腹的, 凹的

vi. 形成空洞

vt. 挖空

[医] 穴, 凹

Hollow \Hol"low\, n.
1. A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within
anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow
of the hand or of a tree.

2. A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a
surface; a concavity; a channel.

Forests grew
Upon the barren hollows. --Prior.

I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood.
--Tennyson.


Hollow \Hol"low\, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow,
hole. Cf. {Hole}.]
1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial,
within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the
interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere.

Hollow with boards shalt thou make it. --Ex. xxvii.
8.

2. Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.

With hollow eye and wrinkled brow. --Shak.

3. Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound;
deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar. --Dryden.

4. Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as,
a hollow heart; a hollow friend. --Milton.

{Hollow newel} (Arch.), an opening in the center of a winding
staircase in place of a newel post, the stairs being
supported by the wall; an open newel; also, the
stringpiece or rail winding around the well of such a
staircase.

{Hollow quoin} (Engin.), a pier of stone or brick made behind
the lock gates of a canal, and containing a hollow or
recess to receive the ends of the gates.

{Hollow root}. (Bot.) See {Moschatel}.

{Hollow square}. See {Square}.

{Hollow ware}, hollow vessels; -- a trade name for cast-iron
kitchen utensils, earthenware, etc.

Syn: Syn.- Concave; sunken; low; vacant; empty; void; false;
faithless; deceitful; treacherous.


Hollow \Hol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hollowed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Hollowing}.]
To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to
excavate. ``Trees rudely hollowed.'' --Dryden.


Hollow \Hol"low\, adv.
Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to
beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all
hollow. See {All}, adv. [Colloq.]

The more civilized so-called Caucasian races have
beaten the Turks hollow in the struggle for existence.
--Darwin.


Hollow \Hol*low"\, interj. [See {Hollo}.]
Hollo.


Hollow \Hol"low\, v. i.
To shout; to hollo.

Whisperings and hollowings are alike to a deaf ear.
--Fuller.


Hollow \Hol"low\, v. t.
To urge or call by shouting.

He has hollowed the hounds. --Sir W.
Scott.