/ɪˈvækjueɪt ||; ɪˈvækjυˌet/verb [T] to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safer; to leave a place because it is dangerous （把人）从危险的地方撤走，疏散: Thousands of people were evacuated from the war zone. 战区有成千上万人被疏散了。The village had to be evacuated when the river burst its banks. 河水决堤，全村上下都要疏散。 ➔evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn ||; ɪˌvækjυˈeʃən/ noun [C,U]