Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense vacuums, present participle vacuuming, past tense, past participle vacuumed
1N-COUNT [usually singular]空位;空缺;空白 If someone or something creates a vacuum, they leave a place or position which then needs to be filled by another person or thing. 空位;空缺;空白
The collapse of the army left a vacuum in the area.
这支军队的溃败使这个地区出现了军事真空。
His presence should fill the power vacuum which has been developing over the past few days.