/ɪ'vækjʊeɪt; ɪ`vækju,et/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from...) (to...) remove sb from a place of danger to a safer place, esp in time of war 将某人移往较安全处（尤指战时）; 疏散
*The children were evacuated to the country when the city was being bombed. 城市遭到轰炸时, 儿童都疏散到乡下去了.
2 [Tn] (esp military 尤用于军事) leave or withdraw from (a place) esp because of danger 撤离（某处）（尤指因危险）
*The soldiers evacuated the area as the enemy advanced. 敌军推进时, 士兵都撤出了那地区.
* The region near the erupting volcano was evacuated rapidly. 火山爆发处附近已迅速撤空.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] (fml 文) ~ sth (of sth) empty (esp the bowels) of their contents 排空（尤指肠）.

v
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of evacuare, from vacuus 'empty']
[T]
to send people away from a dangerous place to a safe place
evacuate sb from/to sth
　Several families were evacuated from their homes.
　During the war he was evacuated to Scotland.
[I and T]
to empty a place by making all the people leave
　Police evacuated the area.
　The order was given to evacuate.
[T]formal
to empty your bowels
>evacuation [ɪ,vækju'eɪʃən/