Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely empty; utterly depleted; having nothing left. Describes a state where a place, container, or resource is totally exhausted or vacant, often of goods, food, or people.

Usage Examples

• (It was late at night, the food stall was completely empty, not a single bowl of pho could be found.)
• (After the sales event, the supermarket shelves were utterly depleted.)
• (The bag was completely empty, not a single coin remained.)

Advanced Usage

• Can be used figuratively to describe abstract exhaustion.
  • Sau bài phát biểu dài, anh ấy cảm thấy năng lượng trọi lỏi. (After the long speech, he felt his energy was utterly depleted.)

Synonyms

• Empty: containing nothing.
• Depleted: used up completely.
• Bare: without the usual contents or covering.
• Void: completely empty.

Related Idioms

• Trơ trọi: bare, lonely, and exposed (often for objects or people). While similar, "trơ trọi" emphasizes being isolated or starkly visible, whereas "trọi lỏi" emphasizes total emptiness of contents.
  • Cây cối bị đốn, ngọn đồi trơ trọi. (The trees were cut down, leaving the hill bare and exposed.)