The federal government has called inmilitary planes and ships to help evacuate people sheltering on beaches in both states. Experts say the fires are the most extensive in Australia's history and are far from over. They have sparked heated debate about the impact of climate change and the government's equivocal commitment to tackling it. 联邦政府已经要求军用飞机和船只帮助疏散在两个州的海滩上避难的人。专家表示，这是澳大利亚历史上最严重的火灾，而且还远未结束。火灾引发了激烈辩论，包括对于气候变化的影响，以及政府在应对气候变化问题上模棱两可的承诺。——《经济学人》
基本释义
To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.
单词evacuate里面的vac部分，来自拉丁语vacare, 意思是“空，缺”。所以，在英语里包含vac的单词，多与此相关：vacant adj. 空虚的；空的
vacancy n. 空缺；空白
vacation n. 假期；休假
vacuum n. 真空；空间
withdraw: When groups of people such as troops withdraw or when someone withdraws them, they leave the place where they are fighting or where they are based and return nearer home.（撤退）
retreat: If you retreat, you move away from something or someone.（离开）
