柯林斯詞典empty-handed 1. ADJ If you come away from somewhere empty-handed, you have failed to get what you wanted. 一無所獲的[ADJ after v] Delegates from the warring sides held a new round of peace talks but went away empty-handed. 交戰(zhàn)各方代表舉行了新一輪的和談，但卻空手離去。 返回 empty-handed劍橋詞典without bringing or taking anything 兩手空空的；一無所獲的 We can't go to the party empty-handed. 我們不能空著手去參加聚會(huì)。 返回 empty-handed