evacuation

/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˌva-kyə-ˈwā-shən -kyü-ˈā-/ (ame, mw)

evacuation — 名詞

  • evacuationsingular
  • evacuationsplural

1. an organized operation in which people are moved out of a building, district, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

疏散；撤離

從危險區域將人員撤至安全處

an organized operation in which people are moved out of a building, district, or region because their lives are at risk from a fire, flood, hurricane, war, or other serious danger

例句

The coastal town's evacuation began at dawn when the hurricane's path became clear.

沿岸城鎮的疏散行動在天亮時展開，因為颶風路徑已趨明確。

evacuation + began / was ordered; uncountable with definite article

Fire Chief Amara Okafor ordered the immediate evacuation of three city blocks after a gas explosion.

瓦斯爆炸後，消防隊長 Amara Okafor 下令立即疏散三個街區。

evacuation of [place]; countable: an evacuation

同義詞
  • removal

    more general; can refer to objects or people, not limited to danger scenarios

  • clearance

    often suggests emptying an area before a demolition, storm, or military operation; more technical

反義詞
  • return

    the act of going back to the place after the danger has passed

文法句型

evacuation of [place/population]

evacuation from [danger area]

evacuation to [safe area]

用法筆記

Frequently uncountable when referring to the general concept (Evacuation takes time), but countable when describing a specific event (three evacuations this year). The preposition of names the place being emptied; from names the danger area; to names the destination.

常見錯誤

❌The evacuation of the building was done by the guards.
✅The guards carried out the evacuation of the building.
💡'evacuation was done by' is grammatically possible but unnatural; use 'carry out', 'order', or 'conduct' an evacuation.

2. the process by which solid waste matter is expelled from the body through the bo

2.名詞C1
釋義

排泄；排空

(醫學) 將體內廢物或內容物排出

the process by which solid waste matter is expelled from the body through the bowels, or a medical procedure that removes the contents of a body organ such as the stomach

例句

Dr. Wei Chen asked whether the patient had had a bowel evacuation that morning.

Wei Chen 醫生詢問病人那天早上是否曾有排便。

medical register: bowel evacuation

Some digestive disorders can make bowel evacuation painful and unpredictable.

某些消化系統疾病會使排便疼痛且難以預測。

同義詞
  • bowel movement

    the standard everyday term used by doctors and patients alike; less formal than evacuation

  • defecation

    the strictly medical/biological term; same register as evacuation but narrower in scope (only bowels, not stomach-emptying)

反義詞
  • constipation

    the condition of being unable to pass waste matter from the bowels

文法句型

bowel evacuation

[possessive] evacuation

evacuation of the [organ]

用法筆記

In general conversation, native speakers rarely use evacuation for this sense — they prefer bowel movement or the informal poo (children) or BM. Use evacuation primarily in medical chart notes, clinical discussions, and patient questionnaires where a neutral, formal term is needed. The verb evacuate is even rarer in this sense outside hospital settings.

常見錯誤

❌I need to have an evacuation.
✅I need to have a bowel movement.
💡'evacuation' sounds overly clinical and unusual in everyday speech in this sense.