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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject: be bare of sth |
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1.The trees are bare of leaves.
2.He is bare of credit.
3.All the great pharaohs' tombs had been stripped bare of their valuables by generations of grave robber.
4.The trees are void of leaves.
5.He is void of credit.
6.All the great pharaohs' tombs had been stripped void of their valuables by generations of grave robber. |
1. Can 'be bare of sth' be used as the same meaning as 'there is no sth'?
2. Does 'be bare of sth' correspond to 'be void of sth'?
3. Are the sentences above correct?
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Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: Re: be bare of sth |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
1. Can 'be bare of sth' be used as the same meaning as 'there is no sth'?
2. Does 'be bare of sth' correspond to 'be void of sth'?
3. Are the sentences above correct?
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1. Generally, yes.
2. Not exactly. Generally, we say "bare of" for something on the surface, and "void of" for something that is deeply a part of.
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| 1.The trees are bare of leaves. |
Good.
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| 2.He is bare of credit. |
Okay.
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| 3.All the great pharaohs' tombs had been stripped bare of their valuables by generations of grave robber. |
This works fine because "stripped bare" is a commonly used expression.
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| 4.The trees are void of leaves. |
Sounds strange.
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| 5.He is void of credit. |
This is better.
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| 6.All the great pharaohs' tombs had been stripped void of their valuables by generations of grave robber. |
Sounds strange.
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