empty-handed是什么意思？

empty-handed

英[ˌempti:ˈhændɪd] 美[ˌɛmptiˈhændɪd]

• adj. 空手的，徒手的；
• adv. 空手地，一无所有地；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  两手空空的;一无所获的
  If you come away from somewhere empty-handed, you have failed to get what you wanted.
  例句
  Delegates from the warring sides held a new round of peace talks but went away empty-handed... 交战各方的代表进行了新一轮的和谈，但是毫无成果。 Shirley returned home empty-handed from her shopping trip. 雪莉出去购物，回家时却两手空空。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. having acquired or gained nothing;
  "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"
  2. carrying nothing in the hands