Evacuate：撤退、疏散

当地时间2004年9月12日，飓风“伊万”的风速达到了每小时240公里，在加勒比海的开曼群岛肆虐，造成一些房屋被淹，屋顶被掀翻，还有一些树木被连根拔起。据美联社报道，“伊万”的强大威力给加勒比海地区带来了灾难性的破坏，目前已造成60多人死亡。

　　外电报道如下：

　　The hurricane, one of the strongest on record in the region, has killed at least 65 people across the Caribbean. About 1.3 million Cubans were evacuated¹ from their homes, most taking refuge in the sturdier homes of relatives or neighbors ahead of its expected arrival on Monday.

　　 Evacuate的意思是“撤退、疏散”。The village was evacuated because of the danger of a flood.（由于洪水的威胁，村里人都已撤走了）。In the war many children were evacuated from the cities to the countryside.（在战争中许多孩子从城市被疏散到农村