evacuation

noun
🔊/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/
🔊/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the process of moving people from a place of danger to a safer place(把人从危险的地方)疏散,转移,撤离
    • the emergency evacuation of thousands of people after the earthquake地震后数千人的紧急疏散
    Topics Dangerc1, War and conflictc1
  2. the act of emptying a building or other place of people because it is not safe for them to stay there
    • Officials ordered the evacuation of the Florida Keys as the tropical storm approached.随着热带风暴的临近,官员们下令疏散佛罗里达群岛。
    Topics War and conflictc1