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单词 evacuate
释义 evac·u·ate
\ə̇ˈvakyəˌwāt, ēˈ-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin evacuatus, past participle of evacuare, from e- + vacuus empty — more at wane
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to make empty : empty out
  < evacuate an abscess >
 b. : deprive
  < a naturalistic logic which evacuated Christianity of all religious values — Times Literary Supplement >
2. archaic : to make void : nullify, vacate
3. : to discharge through the excretory passages : void
4. : to remove something (as a gas or water) from especially by pumping : exhaust
 < a highly evacuated glass tube >
5.
 a. : to remove (troops equipment, civilians) especially from a military position or zone : remove (sick and wounded) from a combat area
 b. : to withdraw from military occupation of (a fort or region)
 c. : to remove (a person or thing) from some place in an organized way especially as a protective measure
  < evacuated the people of the towns threatened by the forest fire >
  < evacuate American citizens from the war-torn land >
  < during the war their school had been evacuated to the country — Margaret Kennedy >
  < the irreplaceable treasures had been evacuated to safety — American Library Association Bulletin >
  < the pigs had been evacuated and were not brought back — Time >
 d. : to remove the inhabitants of (a place or area) especially as a protective measure
  < evacuate a city under attack >
 e. : to give up the occupancy of (premises)
intransitive verb
1. : to withdraw in an organized way from a place or territory especially as a protective measure or as a military operation
 < the decision to evacuate was made as flood waters reached a new height >
 < enemy troops were to evacuate in 10 days >
2. : defecate, urinate
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