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!
2·He asked for a donation but went away empty handed.
他请求捐赠,但什么都没得到。
3·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。
4·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·When the old man learnt about his purpose, he handed the boy an empty bowl and said, "Go to the river miles away and fill it with water."
老人知道男孩的目的后,递给他一个空碗,然后说:“到几英里外的河边去,把碗装满水。”
6·If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed.
若不是我父亲以撒所敬畏的神,就是亚伯拉罕的神与我同在,你如今必定打发我空手而去。
7·A good haggler knows when to walk away empty-handed.
砍价好手清楚什么时候空手而归。
8·But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
园户竟打了他,叫他空手回去。
9·Even though it is now walking away empty-handed, Google figures to remain in regulators' sights as it tries to expand.
即使它现在两手空空地走开,在管理者看来,谷歌的姿态表明了它想要扩张。
10·He pokes around in a couple of other bins, then turns away empty-handed.
他又转了好几家其它柜台,结果离开时还是两手空空。