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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++va·cate /vəˈkeɪt, veɪ- $ ˈveɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal  1 LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONto leave a job or position so that it is available for someone else to do 辞〔职〕,腾出〔职位〕 Clay will vacate the position on June 19. 克莱将于619日离职。2 LEAVE A PLACEto leave a seat, room etc so that someone else can use it 空出,搬出 Guests must vacate their rooms by 11:00. 房客必须于11点前腾出房间。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
vacateBut Frank was sitting in the chair I had vacated.No fool, Celia remembered thinking, as she drove them both back to the home she was soon to vacate.The sappers crept a little closer, past the vacated ambush site.There was a smell of coffee in the air and a feeling that every room had only just been vacated by somebody.If not re-appointed at such annual general meeting he shall vacate office at the conclusion thereof.Renters have refused to vacate the building.The newly inserted clause in the lease required a tenant to vacate the premises on 90 days notice.Guests are requested to vacate their rooms before 12 o'clock on the day of departure.
From Longman Business Dictionaryvacateva‧cate /vəˈkeɪt, veɪ-ˈveɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal1HUMAN RESOURCES to leave a job, position etcMr Jones was elected to fill the board seat vacated by Mr Carlisle2American EnglishLAW to officially cancel a decision made by a court of lawThe court vacated the compensation award and sent it for new hearings.→ See Verb tableOrigin vacate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of vacare; → VACANT
va·cate verbChineseSyllable
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vacate
vacate /vəˈkeɪt, veɪ- $ ˈveɪkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of vacare; vacant
1. to leave a job or position so that it is available for someone else to do:
    Clay will vacate the position on June 19.
2. to leave a seat, room etc so that someone else can use it:
    Guests must vacate their rooms by 11:00.


vac·ateBrE /vəˈkeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /vəˈkeɪt/ 🔊BrE /veɪˈkeɪt/ 🔊NAmE /veɪˈkeɪt/ 🔊, also /ˈveɪkeɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they vacate BrE /vəˈkeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /vəˈkeɪt/ 🔊 BrE /veɪˈkeɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /veɪˈkeɪt/ 🔊, also /ˈveɪkeɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it vacates BrE /vəˈkeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /vəˈkeɪts/ 🔊 BrE /veɪˈkeɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /veɪˈkeɪts/ 🔊, /ˈveɪkeɪts/ 🔊past simple vacated BrE /vəˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /vəˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 BrE /veɪˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /veɪˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊, /ˈveɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle vacated BrE /vəˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /vəˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 BrE /veɪˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /veɪˈkeɪtɪd/ 🔊, /ˈveɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form vacating BrE /vəˈkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /vəˈkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 BrE /veɪˈkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /veɪˈkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊, /ˈveɪkeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) ~ sth to leave a building, seat, etc., especially so that sb else can use it 搬出,腾出,空出(建筑物、座位等)Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon on the day of departure. 房客务请在离开之日的中午以前腾出房间。🔊🔊~ sth to leave a job, position of authority, etc. so that it is available for sb else 辞(职);让(位)