[N-SING 单数名词]大批离去;成群撤离 If there is an exodus of people from a place, a lot of people leave that place at the same time.
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Lieutenant Malcolm said she saw no sign that the exodus from Haiti was abating...
马尔科姆海军上尉说她没有发现人们大批逃离海地有减缓的迹象。
The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.
由于医生大批离去,医疗系统面临崩溃。
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exo·dus/ˈeksədəs; NAmEˈeksədəs/noun[singular ]exodus(from…) (to…) ( formalorhumorous) a situation in which many people leave a place at the same time (大批人同时)离开,外出,出去◆the mass exodusfrom Paris to the country in the summer 夏日大批人从巴黎外出到乡村exodusexodusesexo·dus/ˈeksədəs; NAmEˈeksədəs/
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exodusex‧o‧dus /ˈeksədəs/ noun [singular]
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a situation in which a lot of people leave a particular place at the same timeexodus of A massive exodus of doctors is forcing the government to recruit from abroad.exodus from/to the exodus from the countryside to the towns in the 19th century I joined the mass exodus for drinks during the interval.
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