hollow

中が空洞の、中空の

内部に空いた部分がある。

やさしい英語で： Having an empty space inside.

• The ball is hollow.
• Air passes through the hollow tube.
• These chocolate eggs are hollow inside.

類義語： empty

反対語： solid

よく使う表現： hollow tube, hollow ball, hollow inside, hollow tree

うつろに響く、こもった

空洞から聞こえるような、低くこもった、または奇妙な響きの。

やさしい英語で： Sounding low, dull, or strange, as if coming from an empty space.

• The door made a hollow sound.
• A hollow moan came from the tunnel.
• His footsteps sounded hollow in the empty hall.

類義語： echoing, resonant

よく使う表現： hollow sound, hollow voice, hollow thud

むなしい、中身のない

本当の価値や意味、真実が伴っていない。

やさしい英語で： Having no real value, meaning, or truth behind it.

• Those are hollow promises.
• The victory felt hollow without her friends there.
• His apology sounded hollow after years of lying.

類義語： empty, meaningless, worthless

反対語： meaningful, substantial

よく使う表現： hollow promise, hollow victory, hollow words

うつろな、気持ちのこもらない

笑いや微笑みでも、本当の喜びや気持ちがこもっていない。

やさしい英語で： Showing no real happiness or feeling, even when someone seems to laugh or smile.

• He gave a hollow laugh.
• Her hollow smile did not hide her sadness.
• Their cheers sounded hollow after the bad news.

類義語： joyless, forced, empty

反対語： heartfelt

よく使う表現： hollow laugh, hollow smile, hollow laughter

空洞、うろ

固い物の内部にある空いた部分。

やさしい英語で： An empty space inside something solid.

• A mouse lived in the tree hollow.
• They found a hollow inside the rock.
• The trunk had several hollows where birds could nest.

使い方： a hollow in something (The owl nested in a hollow in the tree.)

類義語： hole, cavity

よく使う表現： tree hollow, hollow in something, deep hollow

くぼみ

表面の一部が、周りより低くなっている小さな場所。

やさしい英語で： A small area of a surface that is lower than the area around it.

• Rain collected in a shallow hollow.
• He cradled the bird in the hollow of his hand.
• There were dark hollows beneath her eyes.

使い方： the hollow of something (She held the stone in the hollow of her hand.)

類義語： dip, depression

反対語： bump

よく使う表現： hollow of something, small hollow, shallow hollow

くり抜く

物の内側を取り除いて、空いた部分を作る。

やさしい英語で： To remove the inside of something, leaving an empty space.

• Hollow out the pumpkin first.
• They hollowed a log to make a boat.
• Water had hollowed the rock over many years.

使い方： hollow something out (We hollowed the pumpkin out with a spoon.)

類義語： scoop out, excavate

反対語： fill

よく使う表現： hollow out something, hollow something out, hollow a log