evacuation

英 [ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n]

美 [ɪˌvækju'eɪʃ(ə)n]

n.  疏散；撤离；后撤；抽空；排气；排泄

复数：evacuations　

化学

BNC.8926 / COCA.8221

柯林斯词典

• VERB 疏散;使撤离;转移
  Toevacuatesomeone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.
  1. They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country...
     他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。
  2. Since 1951, 18,000 people have been evacuated from the area.
     自1951年以来，已有18, 000人撤离了该地区。
• VERB （尤指因为危险而）撤离，撤出，搬出
  If peopleevacuatea place, they move out of it for a period of time, especially because it is dangerous.
  1. The fire is threatening about sixty homes, and residents have evacuated the area...
     大火正威胁着大约60户人家，居民已经从该地区撤离。
  2. Officials ordered the residents to evacuate.
     官员命令居民撤离。

英英释义

noun

• the act of evacuating
• the act of removing the contents of something
  Synonym:emptyingvoidance
• the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  Synonym:eliminationexcretionexcretingvoiding

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