vacant
US: /ˈveɪkənt/
UK: /vˈeɪkənt/
UK: /vˈeɪkənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
vacant /'veikənt/
- tính từ
- trống, rỗng
- a vacant space: khoảng trống
- bỏ không, trống
- a vacant room: căn phòng bỏ không
- a vacant seat: ghế trống
- khuyết, thiếu
- to apply for a vacant post: xin vào làm ở chỗ khuyết
- rảnh rỗi (thì giờ)
- vacant hours: những giờ rảnh rỗi
- trống rỗng (óc); lơ đãng, ngây dại (cái nhìn)
- the vacant mind: đầu óc trống rỗng
- a vacant stare: cái nhìn lỡ đãng
- trống, rỗng
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 (of a seat, hotel room, house, etc.) empty; not being used: vacant properties + The seat next to him was vacant. + (especially AmE) a vacant lot (= a piece of land in a city that is not being used) + There is a room vacant, as it happens.
Compare: ENGAGED, OCCUPIED
2 (formal) if a job in a company is vacant, nobody is doing it and it is available for sb to take: When the post finally fell (= became) vacant, they offered it to Fiona. + (BrE) Situations Vacant (= a section in a newspaper where jobs are advertised) + The position left vacant in July has not yet been filled.
3 (written) (of a look, an expression, etc.) showing no sign that the person is thinking of anything: a vacant look / stare + She had large vacant brown eyes.
vacantly adverb: to look / smile / stare vacantly
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 empty, void, hollow, unoccupied, untenanted, uninhabited, abandoned, deserted:
The house remained vacant all summer.
2 blank, expressionless, deadpan, empty, vacuous, dull, absent-minded, inane, uncomprehending, fatuous, unaware:
After the accident, she would just sit, for hours on end, with a vacant look on her face.
3 unoccupied, free, unused, unutilized, spare, extra, idle, unfilled, unengaged, unspoken for:
The doctor has a vacant hour tomorrow at ten and could see you then.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be | become, fall (only used of jobs)
A seat became vacant and he sat down in it. A job fell vacant in the accounting department.
| remain | leave sth
The office of president had been left vacant since her retirement.
| keep sth
The job will be kept vacant for a few more weeks.
Concise English dictionary
'veɪkənt
adj.
+void of thought or knowledge
+without an occupant or incumbent
