devoid

英 [dɪˈvɔɪd]

美 [dɪˈvɔɪd]

adj.  完全没有; 缺乏

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Collins.1 / BNC.9605 / COCA.9749

牛津词典

adj.

• 完全没有；缺乏
  completely lacking in sth
  1. The letter was devoid of warmth and feeling.
     这封信既无热情又无感情。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 毫无…的;没有…的
  If you say that someone or something isdevoid ofa quality or thing, you are emphasizing that they have none of it.
  1. I have never looked on a face that was so devoid of feeling...
     我从来没有见过一张如此面无表情的脸。
  2. The skies are virtually devoid of birdlife.
     天空中几乎没有任何鸟的踪迹。

英英释义

adj

• completely wanting or lacking
  1. writing barren of insight
  2. young recruits destitute of experience
  3. innocent of literary merit
  4. the sentence was devoid of meaning
  Synonym:barrendestitutefreeinnocent

双语例句

• Articles devoid of substance are the least justifiable and the most objectionable.
  最不应该、最要反对的是言之无物的文章。
• So devoid of wisdom or good sense as to be laughable.
  缺乏智慧或理性而觉得可笑。
• Out there beyond the Milky way is a good-sized volume nearly devoid of noticeable galaxies.
  在银河系之外相当大的空间内几乎没有明显的星系了。
• The article is empty and hollow, devoid of substance.
  这篇文章写得空空洞洞，没有实质内容。
• Maldek was a utopia that was devoid of all struggle.
  马尔戴克是一个乌托邦，那里没有所有的奋斗。
• Huxley's classic prophetic novel describes the socialized horrors of a futuristic utopia devoid of individual freedom.
  赫胥黎经典的预言小说描绘了未来主义乌托邦中社会化的恐怖和对个人自由的剥夺。
• The review is dull and devoid of content.
  这篇评论语言干瘪，内容空泛。
• The face is entirely devoid of expression.
  脸上完全没有表情。
• This shows that we are not devoid of talented scientists.
  这就说明，我们并不是没有人。
• The existing risk management methods are devoid of clarity, maneuverability and integrity.
  现有的风险管理方法普遍缺乏明确性、可操作性和整体性。