To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area. 疏散; 使…撤离
verb [vt. 及物动词] （把人从危险的地方）疏散，撤离；（从危险的地方）搬出，撤空；（用泵等）抽出，抽空；排泄（粪便等）
The United States is sending a naval task force to the area to evacuate American citizens. 美国正派遣一支海军特遣队赶赴该地区疏散美国公民。
后缀: ate
【verb/adjective】 表示使成为或具有某种特性的 - indicating to make or become
原词: evacuate
是通过后缀 【ate】 构成的派生词
e(出) + vacu(空) + ate(动词后缀) → 空出去 → 疏散； 撤离
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- They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country. 他们当时在计划将仍在那个国家的70位美国官员撤离。
- ...the mass evacuation of the Bosnian town of Srebrenica. …波斯尼亚的斯雷布雷尼察镇大撤离。
- ...the evacuation of the sick and wounded. …伤病员的撤离。
- Remember that hearing a siren or tone alert radio does not mean you should evacuate. 记住，听到警报或人声广播并不意味着你需要撤离。
- The fire is threatening about sixty homes, and residents have evacuated the area. 这场大火威胁着约六十个家庭，居民已经撤离了该地区。