The missing bag turned up , completely empty, in the lake.

But the road was empty, swept by the winter wind, and she almost sobbed with disappointment.

但路上空空如也, 只有北风从路边扫过, 她失望得几乎啜泣起来.

The streets were empty except for a few stray passers-by.

除了寥寥几个行人外,街上空空如也.

They looked into all the rooms: they were cold, bare, and empty.

他们把所有的房间都查遍了, 每一间都空空如也,冷得要命.

The unemployed engineer wrote a dozen applications for jobs but go nothing.

失业的工程师一连写了十几封求职信,但一无所获.

I've checked her and checked her a thousand times, and nothing!

我已经调查过她,都有一千次了, 一无所获!

The young man danced attendance on his rich aunt , but got nothing from her when she died.

这个年轻人小心侍候他有钱的姑妈, 但是当他姑妈死时,他一无所获.

We had been climbing now for more than four hours and were evidently getting nowhere.

这时我们已爬了四个多小时的山,显然一无所获.

His crime has gained him naught.

他既犯了罪又一无所获.

The unemployed engineer wrote a dozen applications for jobs but got nothing.

失业的工程师一连写了十几份求职信,但一无所获.

Wie hast Du so viel Zeit , um Zeitungen zu lesen? He , ich weiss noch etwas anderes.

你哪来那么多闲工夫看报纸? 哎,你再听我说下一句.

She spends every spare time on her house.

她把每一分余暇都花在收拾房子上了.

For many people, discussing toilets may not be an appealing conversation over a cup of tea.

对大多数人来说, 厕所话题可不是茶余饭后的好谈资.

The joke became dinner-party material.

这个笑话成了 茶余饭后 的谈资.

They'll be dining out on this for months!

这足以让她们茶余饭后聊上几个月!

The choice is pitiful and the quality of some of the products is very low.

选择余地极小，而且其中一些产品的质量很差。

There is only one cloud in the sky, but it curtains it from pole to pole.

天上虽然只有一片浮云, 这片浮云却把天空遮得无缝无隙.

They inspected the roof for leaks.

他们检查了屋顶看看是否有漏隙.

Big holes were blown into the sky, the moonlight blew about.

风撕裂了天上的云块, 柔和的月光从云隙间泻向四周.

Through a break in the clouds the moon lit the sea.

月亮透过云层的空隙照亮了海面.

This distance is usually considered the separation between two atoms or molecules.

通常将此间距称为两个原子或分子之间的空隙.