核心畫面

Picture standing up and away from a seat, leaving it empty behind you — the point is not where you go, but that the space is now free for the next person. Vacate always looks at what you leave behind, and it works the same whether the space is a chair, a flat, or a job.

可以想成:你站起來離開座位,身後留下一個空位——重點不在你去了哪裡,而在那個位置現在空出來了,下一個人可以用。vac更多收起可以想成:你站起來離開座位,身後留下一個空位——重點不在你去了哪裡,而在那個位置現在空出來了,下一個人可以用。vacate 的眼睛永遠盯著你留下的那個空位;不管空出來的是一張椅子、一間房子,還是一個職位,用法都一樣。

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

vacateverb/veɪˈkeɪt/

  • 1

    To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.

    • I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.
    • You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.
  • 2

    To leave an office or position.

    • He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.
  • 3

    lawTo have a court judgement set aside; to annul.

    • The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.
    • On Thursday, the New York court of appeals vacated his conviction after concluding that a trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced. It also erased his 23-year prison sentence and ordered a retrial.
  • 4

    To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.

    • If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。