vacate
UK/və'keit/US/vә'keit/
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Definitions
v.
To leave a place, making it empty
腾出,搬离
v.
To give up or resign from (a position or office)
辞去,让出(职位)
Root Breakdown
Native Englishvac (empty) + -ate (make) = "to make empty." To vacate a hotel room is to empty it by leaving; to vacate an office is to empty the post for the next person. Whatever you vacate, you leave it empty behind you.
Root vac still carries 31 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.vacate the premises搬离房产
- 2.vacate the property腾空房屋
- 3.vacate a position让出职位
Example Sentences
- 1.
Guests must vacate their rooms by 11 a.m.
- 2.
He agreed to vacate the property within thirty days.
- 3.
The judge was forced to vacate his seat.