evacuated:动词 evacuate 的过去式/过去分词,常指“(因危险等)撤离、疏散(人群)”或“把……清空”。也可指“排空(液体、气体等)”。
/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪ.tɪd/
The building was evacuated after the fire alarm rang.
火警铃响后,大楼被疏散了。
Residents were evacuated overnight as the hurricane intensified, and emergency crews set up shelters across the region.
随着飓风加剧,居民在夜间被紧急撤离,救援人员在整个地区设立了避难所。
来自拉丁语 evacuare,由 **e-/ex-**(“出、离开”)+ vacuus(“空的”)构成,本义是“使变空”,后来引申为“清空、撤离、疏散”。