vacate

英 [vəˈkeɪt]

美 [ˈveɪkeɪt]

v.  搬出，腾出，空出(建筑物、座位等); 辞(职); 让(位)

过去分词：vacated　过去式：vacated　现在分词：vacating　第三人称单数：vacates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 搬出，腾出，空出（建筑物、座位等）
  to leave a building, seat, etc., especially so that sb else can use it
  1. Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon on the day of departure.
     房客务请在离开之日的中午以前腾出房间。
• 辞（职）；让（位）
  to leave a job, position of authority, etc. so that it is available for sb else

柯林斯词典

• VERB 腾出（空间）;辞去（职位）
  If youvacatea place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people.
  1. He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle...
     他搬出了公寓，住到了他的一个叔叔那里。
  2. He recently vacated his post as NHS Personnel Director...
     他最近辞去了国民保健署人事主管一职。
  3. Chris slumped down in the chair Mrs Tennant had just vacated.
     克里斯一屁股坐在坦南特夫人刚刚腾出的椅子上。

英英释义

verb

• cancel officially
  1. He revoked the ban on smoking
  2. lift an embargo
  3. vacate a death sentence
  Synonym:revokeannulliftcountermandreverserepealoverturnrescind
• leave behind empty
  1. You must vacate your office by tonight
  Synonym:emptyabandon
• leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
  1. She vacated the position when she got pregnant
  2. The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
  Synonym:resignrenouncegive up

双语例句

• Please vacate this seat for a disabled person if required.
  残疾人专座，请随时让座。
• I'm afraid you'll have to vacate your room by twelve.
  您恐怕得在十二点以前退房。
• You have to vacate this sandy shore of depression and move to the caves.
  你要离开这死气沉沉的沙滩，搬到山洞去。
• China thus agreed with our interpretation that North Vietnamese forces had to vacate Cambodian territory.
  就这样中国同意了我们的解释，即北越部队应当撤离柬埔塞领土。
• Under the conditions of the agreement she is obliged to vacate the house on july12th.
  根据协议的条件，她必须在7月12日腾出这幢房子。
• Be considerate; please vacate your seat once you have finished using.
  推己及人，于用毕后，请立即腾空座位。
• I would recruit a bunch of volunteers who, at a specified time, would vacate their rooms.
  我想招募一批志愿者，他们在某一特定时间腾出自己的房间。
• He recently vacated his post as NHS Personnel Director
  他最近辞去了国民保健署人事主管一职。
• Mr Johnson will soon vacate City Hall for the House of Commons.
  约翰逊将很快离开伦敦市政厅到下议院任职。
• Passengers are offered money to vacate their seats when planes are overbooked.
  飞机订票过额时，旅客们可以拿到钱退掉座位。