empty handed
未能达到目标：失败而一无所获。
常用释义
英音[ ˌempti ˈhændɪd ]
美音[ ˌempti ˈhændɪd ]
基本释义
- 未能达到目标：失败而一无所获。
例句
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1·He asked for a donation but went away empty handed.他请求人们捐款，但离开时却一无所获！
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2·But anyone that tried to look further came out empty handed.可是，任何试图深入了解的人都空手而归。
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3·But after he made payment, he placed the items back on the shelves, walking out empty handed.但是在买好以后，他把买到的东西又放回货架，空手出来。
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4·And If he ever was at one of my bachelor hide-aways he is probably one of those guys who just doesn't know how to pick up girls and went home empty handed.如果他曾经到过我的单身汉藏身所，那么他很可能就是这样的一些家伙——不知道如何找到女孩子只有空着手回家。
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5·On Tuesday, Houston officials took control of supply distributions after they learned of people standing in line for hours only to be turned away empty handed.星期二，休斯敦官员听说有人排了几个小时的队、但却空手而归之后，接管了物资分发工作。
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6·Lord Hertford flew to Tom, but returned to the King before very long, troubled and empty-handed.赫德福伯爵飞跑到汤姆那里，但不久就回到了国王那里，两手空空，心里很不安。
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7·Finn the Red-Handed was dreaming of his doorsteps and empty hogsheads.赤手大盗费恩在梦见他门口的台阶和空酒桶。
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8·The robbers fled empty-handed.抢劫犯一无所获地逃走了。来源: 《牛津词典》
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9·Delegates from the warring sides held a new round of peace talks but went away empty-handed.交战各方代表举行了新一轮的和谈，但却空手离去。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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10·She visited every Sunday and never arrived empty-handed.她每个星期天都来拜访，没有哪一次不带礼物。来源: 《牛津词典》