Word · Frequency #13699
vacates
搬出；腾出；空出
vacates is the third person singular of vacate.
To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
- 1.
To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
搬出；腾出(住宅或财产)
- 2.
To leave an office or position.
辞去职务；离任
- 3.
To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
撤销(法院判决)；使无效
- 4.
To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.
撤离(地区)
辞去（职务）；离任；撤销；使无效；撤离；疏散；搬出；腾出(住宅或财产)；辞去职务；离任
In use
The tenants must vacate the apartment by the end of the month.
The guests vacated their hotel rooms before the inspectors arrived.
The fire marshal ordered everyone to vacate the building within five minutes.
vacate sth
They were ordered to vacate the premises immediately.
他们被命令立即腾出房屋。
vacate a position / post
常用于正式场合，指主动离职。
He decided to vacate his position as CEO.
他决定辞去首席执行官一职。
vacate a judgment / order
法律术语，表示取消或使无效。
Connections
Collocations
- vacate the premises
- 搬出房屋；腾出场所
- The tenants were ordered to vacate the premises within 30 days.租户被责令在30天内搬出房屋。
- vacate a position
- 辞去职务；退位
- She decided to vacate her position as committee chair.她决定辞去委员会主席的职务。
- vacate the area
- 撤离该区域
- Police told residents to vacate the area immediately due to the gas leak.由于煤气泄漏，警方要求居民立即撤离该区域。
- vacate a judgment
- 撤销判决；使判决无效
- The court agreed to vacate the judgment after new evidence emerged.在新证据出现后，法院同意撤销该判决。
- vacate a seat
- 让出席位（尤指议会席位）
- He was forced to vacate his seat in Congress after the scandal.丑闻曝光后，他被迫让出在国会的席位。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vacate 听起来像 vacation，去度假(vacation)前要把房间 vacate（腾空搬出）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal/property documents、official evacuation orders、positions or offices vacate 比较常见于正式语境，多用于法律、行政或官方公告中；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用作及物动词，后接地点、职位等名词；也可不及物使用，常与时间状语连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with vacate: the stressed syllable contains /eɪt/ (e.g. create, debate, relate, state, late, translate). Beware lookalikes ending in -ate that are pronounced with /ət/ or /ɪt/ and do not rhyme, such as private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, separate adjective /ˈsepərət/, and chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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