1 vacuum /ˈvæˌkjuːm/ noun plural vacuums
plural vacuums
Learner's definition of VACUUM
[count]
1
: an empty space in which there is no air or other gas真空 : a space from which all or most of the air has been removed(氣體被排出後形成的)真空 3
: a situation created when an important person or thing has gone and has not been replaced空虛;空白 —
usually singular通常用單數
in a vacuum
: separated from outside events or influences與外界隔絕;不受外界影響 -
The group was operating in a vacuum, cut off from the rest of the world.這個團隊在完全封閉的狀態下工作,斷絕了與外界的聯系。
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The city's riots did not happen in a vacuum. [=they were affected or caused by other events or influences]城市的騷亂不是無緣無故發生的。
2 vacuum /ˈvæˌkjuːm/ verb
vacuums; vacuumed; vacuuming
2 vacuum
/ˈvæˌkjuːm/
verb
vacuums; vacuumed; vacuuming
Learner's definition of VACUUM
: to clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner用真空吸塵器清掃 [+ object]
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often + up [no object]