Edutainment – Bouteiller’s English Teaching in Hong Kong

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word             (part of speech)

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Check my example of the word ‘evacuate’.

evacuate (verb)

-to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe:

e.g.1 The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion.

e.g.2 A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.

e.g.3 When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.

evacuation (noun) [C or U]

e.g.1 The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues.

e.g.2 The first evacuations came ten days after the disaster.

evacuee (noun) [C]

-someone who is evacuated from a dangerous place, especially during a war:

e.g. Thousands of evacuees crossed the border to safety this morning.

(cited from Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

Chan Ka Ling and Calla made good examples!

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