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    hollow

    US /ˈhɑ:loʊ/

    ・

    UK /ˈhɒləʊ/

    B1TOEIC
    adj.Adjective(Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
    When the man knocked on the wall he was surprised to find it was hollow
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make a solid object have a large hole inside it
    I will hollow out an area for your plant
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Gap or indented surface
    Their house was located in a hollow and it was flooded often after heavy rains
    adj.AdjectiveLacking value, sincerity, or meaning
    I wouldn't trust him any more, his promises are hollow and he never keeps them
    adj.Adjective(E.g. of a laugh) lacking strength and emotion
    I heard a hollow groaning from her bedroom, she was still in pain
    adj.Adjective(Sound) produced when something empty is hit
    The guitar made a hollow noise when it was knocked
    adj.AdjectiveAppearing sunken or curved down
    He was very thin and his cheeks were hollow as if he had been starving
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Area of land a little deeper than the surface
    They stopped in a hollow and looked around

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    Why roller coaster loops aren't circular

    06:27Why roller coaster loops aren't circular
    • Unlike regular steel which was solid throughout, tubular steel was hollow in the middle, making it lighter-weight, and easier to bend into smooth arcs and curves.

      Unlike regular steel which was solid throughout, tubular steel was hollow in the middle, making it lighter-weight, and easier to bend into smooth arcs and curves.

    • tubular steel was hollow in the middle, making it lighter-weight,

      tubular steel was hollow in the middle, making it lighter-weight,

    B2

    How to upload edited recording to VoiceTube

    04:40How to upload edited recording to VoiceTube
    • That hollow and echo sound may just be the thing you need to sound mystic.

      That hollow and echo sound may just be the thing you need to sound mystic.

    B1

    Who Owns Antarctica? (Bizarre Borders Part 3)

    04:41Who Owns Antarctica? (Bizarre Borders Part 3)
    • But these claims were a bit hollow, because, on the Civilization tech tree, Antarctica wasn't colonizable.

      But these claims were a bit hollow, because, on the Civilization tech tree, Antarctica wasn't colonizable.

    B1

    BIG GAMES TAKING WAY TOO LONG? UBISOFT MAKES CHANGES & MORE

    17:51BIG GAMES TAKING WAY TOO LONG? UBISOFT MAKES CHANGES & MORE
    • It's very much like a 2D Hollow Knight Metroidvania style game.

      It's very much like a 2D Hollow Knight Metroidvania style game.

    B1

    UK vs USA Holiday Special | Food Wars | Insider Food

    37:58UK vs USA Holiday Special | Food Wars | Insider Food
    • I don't know much about Dreidel technology, but I feel like the fact that this is just hollow and packed with a bag of candy might be affecting its spinach.

      I don't know much about Dreidel technology, but I feel like the fact that this is just hollow and packed with a bag of candy might be affecting its spinach.

    • Unfortunately, these are hollow.

      Unfortunately, these are hollow.

    B2

    Why your voice is like a fingerprint

    06:11Why your voice is like a fingerprint
    • If we open it up, we can see the larynx is hollow.

      If we open it up, we can see the larynx is hollow.

    • the larynx is hollow.

      the larynx is hollow.

    B1

    Peroxisomes Structure & Function

    16:24Peroxisomes Structure & Function
    • So they're hollow, spherical, very interesting organelles that, again, play a role in four particular functions.

      So they're hollow, spherical, very interesting organelles that, again, play a role in four particular functions.

    • They're hollow, spherical, very interesting organelles that again play a role in four particular functions.

      They're hollow, spherical, very interesting organelles that again play a role in four particular functions.

    B2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it  now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy  

      He spoke before the hour bell sounded, which it  now did with a deep, dull, hollow, melancholy  

    • nephew, beat her sisters hollow: though they were  sharp girls too, as Topper could have told you.  

      nephew, beat her sisters hollow: though they were  sharp girls too, as Topper could have told you.  

    B2

    Stop Hiding Who You Really Are | The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche

    08:42Stop Hiding Who You Really Are | The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
    • You'll become hollow inside.

      You'll become hollow inside.

    • You'll become hollow inside.

      You'll become hollow inside.

    A2

    Special Effects Featurette | Goosebumps: The Vanishing | Disney+

    01:42Special Effects Featurette | Goosebumps: The Vanishing | Disney+
    • Just doing an appliance for half of his head that had a big hollow in it so he could actually physically himself pull the eye in and out.

      Just doing an appliance for half of his head that had a big hollow in it so he could actually physically himself pull the eye in and out.

    • Just doing an appliance for half of his head that had a big hollow in it so he could actually physically himself pull the eye in and out.

      Just doing an appliance for half of his head that had a big hollow in it so he could actually physically himself pull the eye in and out.

    B1