/'eksədəs; `ɛksədəs/
n
1 [sing] ~ (from...) (to...) (fml or joc 文或谑) departure of many people at one time （大批人同时之）离去
*the mass exodus of people to the sea and mountains for the summer holidays 为度暑假游山玩水大批人外出
* The play was so awful that there was a general exodus from the theatre at the interval. 那剧十分糟糕, 在幕间休息时观众纷纷离去.
2 the Exodus the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, in about
1300 BC 出埃及事（约公元前1300年以色列人离开埃及一事）.
3 Exodus title of the 2nd book of the Bible, which tells the story of this departure 《出埃及记》（《圣经·旧约》中的第2卷）.

n [singular]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Exodus, which describes how the Israelites left Egypt]
a situation in which a lot of people leave a particular place at the same time
exodus of
　A massive exodus of doctors is forcing the government to recruit from abroad.
exodus from/to
　the exodus from the countryside to the towns in the 19th century
　I joined the mass exodus for drinks during the interval.