evacuate
US: /iˈvækjəˌeɪt/, /ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt/
UK: /ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪt/
UK: /ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
evacuate /i'vækjueit/
- ngoại động từ
- (quân sự) rút khỏi (nơi nào...)
- sơ tán, tản cư; chuyển khỏi mặt trận (thương binh...)
- tháo, làm khỏi tắc
- (y học) làm bài tiết; thục rửa
- (vật lý) làm chân không; rút lui
- nội động từ
- rút lui
- sơ tán, tản cư
- bài tiết, thải ra
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 [VN] to move people from a place of danger to a safer place: Police evacuated nearby buildings. + Children were evacuated from London to escape the bombing. + Families were evacuated to safer parts of the city.
2 to move out of a place because of danger, and leave the place empty: [VN] Employees were urged to evacuate their offices immediately. + [V] Locals were told to evacuate.
3 [VN] (formal) to empty your bowels
evacuation noun [U, C]: the emergency evacuation of thousands of people after the earthquake
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 empty, clear (out), exhaust, drain, deplete, purge, get rid of, void, discharge, vent; divest, deprive:
In cases of poisoning, they first evacuate the stomach.
2 vacate, desert, leave, depart (from), withdraw or retire (from), go away (from), quit, relinquish, abandon, decamp (from), move or pull out (of or from):
When the enemy approached, the troops evacuated the area.
3 relocate, move:
Thousands were evacuated to a safe distance when the bomb was discovered.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
safely
VERB + EVACUATE
help (to)
to provide aircraft to help evacuate refugees
PREP.
from
Helicopters were used to evacuate people from their homes.
| to
The man has now been safely evacuated to the mainland.
Concise English dictionary
evacuates|evacuated|evacuatingɪ'vækjʊeɪt
verb
+move out of an unsafe location into safety
+empty completely
+move people from their homes or country
+create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
+excrete or discharge from the body
