evacuate
英 [ɪˈvækjueɪt]
[VERB]
evacuates , evacuating , evacuated
1. [T 及物动词] 疏散 , 使…撤离
To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.
双语例句
例：They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.
他们当时正在计划将仍留在那个国家的70位美国官员撤离。
2. [T 及物动词] （尤指因为危险而）撤离
If people evacuate a place, they move out of it for a period of time, especially because it is dangerous.
双语例句
例：The fire is threatening about sixty homes, and residents have evacuated the area.
这场大火威胁着大约六十户人家，居民已经撤离了该地区。
VERB. 动词
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