vacate
- v. 腾出
- v. 辞去
- v. 使作废
- Definition
- v. to leave a place empty
- v. to give up a position
- v. to make something no longer valid
- Example
- Tenants must vacate the apartment by the end of the month.
- 租客必须在月底前搬出公寓。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to give up a job or position (verb).
比较义项：辞去某一职位（动词）。
- resign
The everyday word for voluntarily giving up a job by formally announcing you are quitting; usually followed by "from" plus the job or position.
resign（辞职）是最常见的说法，指通过正式宣布主动放弃一份工作；后面常接“from”加上职位或工作。
She resigned as manager after just eight months on the job.
她在担任经理仅八个月后就辞职了。
- vacate 本词
A more formal, often administrative word for leaving a position or office so it becomes empty; it does not necessarily imply personal choice and is also used for leaving a physical place.
vacate（辞去；腾出）是更正式、常用于行政或官方语境的说法，强调让某个职位空出来，不一定是本人主动选择，也可以用来指离开某个实际场所。
The senator was asked to vacate his seat after the scandal broke.
丑闻曝光后，这位参议员被要求辞去他的席位。
Resign and vacate both mean giving up a job, but the tone differs. Resign is the everyday word: you choose to quit. Vacate is more formal and official, meaning a position becomes empty, not always by choice; it can also mean leaving a physical place.
resign 和 vacate 在“辞去某个职位”这个意义上很接近，但语气和用法不同：resign 强调本人主动、正式地宣布辞职，是最常用的说法；vacate 更正式、偏行政或官方语境，强调把职位腾空出来，不一定是自愿的选择，也常用于离开某个实际场所。