evacuate
UK/i'vækjueit/US/i'vækjueit/
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Definitions
v.
To move people out of a dangerous place to safety
疏散，撤离（人员）
v.
To empty or remove the contents of something
清空，排空（内容物）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivede- (out) + vacu (empty) + -ate (make) = "to make empty by emptying out." Evacuate a building = empty it of people; evacuate air from a tube = empty out the air. The disaster sense (clearing people from danger) is just the human version of emptying a space.
Root vac still carries 31 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.evacuate the area疏散该区域
- 2.evacuate residents疏散居民
- 3.be ordered to evacuate被要求撤离
Example Sentences
- 1.
Police evacuated the building after the bomb threat.
- 2.
Thousands were evacuated as the wildfire approached.
- 3.
The pump is used to evacuate air from the chamber.