evacuee

/ɪˌvækjuˈiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌvækjuˈiː/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwē -kyü-ˈē-/ (ame, mw)

evacuee — noun

  • evacueesingular
  • evacueesplural

1. a person who is moved away from a dangerous area, such as a war zone or a place

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person who is moved away from a dangerous area, such as a war zone or a place hit by a natural disaster, so that they can be safe

例句

The authorities registered every evacuee before they boarded the buses bound for the countryside.

collocation: register every evacuee

After the earthquake destroyed their homes, the evacuees gathered at the school gymnasium.

同義詞
  • refugee

    refugee crosses an international border to escape danger, while an evacuee usually stays within the same country

  • displaced person

    a broader term for anyone forced from their home, not only during a specific evacuation operation

  • survivor

    focuses on having lived through the danger, whereas evacuee focuses on being moved away from it

文法句型

evacuee + verb

adjective + evacuee

常見錯誤

❌The evacuee left his house by himself before the storm.
✅The evacuee was moved to a shelter before the storm.
💡An evacuee is someone who is moved by authorities, not someone who leaves on their own.
❌The government helped evacuee to find new homes.
✅The government helped the evacuees find new homes.
💡Evacuee is a countable noun and needs a determiner or plural form.