evacuate
[ɪ'væk.ju.eɪt] verb intransitive or transitive
■to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe （把人从危险的地方）撤离，撤出，疏散，转移•The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.在爆炸前不久，员警将这个村庄里的人全都疏散了。 •A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.洪水爆发后，有1000人撤离了他们的家园。 •When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.当毒雾开始朝我们住宅区方向飘移时，我们被通知撤离。 |