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vacating

/vey-keyt or, especially British, vuh-keyt, vey-/US // ˈveɪ keɪt or, especially British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ- //UK // (vəˈkeɪt) //

撤离,腾空,腾出,空出

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.

    • : to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
    • : to give up or relinquish: to vacate the presidency of a firm.
    • : to render inoperative; deprive of validity; void; annul: to vacate a legal judgment.
    • : to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant: to vacate one's mind of worries.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.

    • : to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession: We will have to vacate when our lease expires.
    • : to give up or leave a position, office, etc.
    • : to leave; go away.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbleave empty
Forms: vacated

Examples

  • When you bite into those vacated cells, you experience that delightful crispy texture.

  • Jones got into the race in July, when it appeared that Herring was going to vacate the position.

  • During the pandemic, many actors, directors, writers, and others have vacated urban cultural centers for locales offering more space and affordability.

  • During that time, judges have sentenced at least 37 renters to jail after charges stemming from the law, which is officially known as “failure to pay rent, failure to vacate.”

  • In New Orleans, Adams will step into a role vacated by Derrick Favors, who opted to leave the Pelicans Friday for the Utah Jazz in free agency.

  • Letterman is vacating the show “sometime next year,” ending a spectacular and hilarious 30-year run in late-night television.

  • Vacating the earlier convictions and sentences seems nothing more than the parties' desire to get the deal done.

  • The opposition asked leave to bring in a bill vacating all grants of Crown property which had been made since the Revolution.

  • The act vacating extravagant grants of land in New York confirmed.

  • Peters was also there, packing up the personal effects of the dead man preparatory to vacating the apartment.

  • They made some excuse to Miss Marcia for immediately vacating the house, and hurried outdoors.

  • Formal application for the vacating and the giving up of the estate was made by the trustees of the Royal Institution.