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

• He was dismissed because he was devoid of talent.
  他被解雇了因为他缺乏才能。
• He is honest but devoid of common sense.
  他为人正直但缺乏常识。
• He is devoid of common sense.; He lacks common sense.
  他缺乏常识。
• 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。
• The articles are long-winded and devoid of substance.
  这些文章空话连篇。
• The face is entirely devoid of expression.
  脸上完全没有表情。
• 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。
• Yet she is not devoid of humour and high spirits.
  可是她并不缺少幽默和兴致。
• You think I'm a silly, spoiled kid, completely devoid of gratitude.
  你一定认为我是一个傻傻的，娇惯了的，没有感恩心的孩子。
• 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。