Evacuate



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 撤退; 撤离
• ［英］ v. 撤退 ( withdraw from) ; 撤离 ( to remove inhabitants from a place for protective purposes)
• ［记］ e+vacu ( 空) +ate -> 空出去 -> 撤离
• ［同］ 同根词: vacant ( 空的) ; vacuum ( 真空) 派生词: evacuation ( n. 疏散, 撤离)

Webster Collegiate

verb (-ated; -ating)

• Etymology: Middle English, to draw off morbid humors, from Latin evacuatus, past participle of evacuare to empty, from e- + vacuus empty
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to remove the contents of ; empty
  • 2. to discharge from the body as waste ; void
  • 3. to remove something (as gas or water) from especially by pumping
  • 4.
    • a. to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous area
    • b. to withdraw from military occupation of
    • c. vacate <were ordered to evacuate the building>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to withdraw from a place in an organized way especially for protection
  • 2. to pass urine or feces from the body
• ? evacuative adjective

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