环保类英语词汇汇.docVIP

环保: environmental protection 环境保护 environmentally-friendly 环保的 preserve v.保护，保存 污染： Pollute= contaminate, 污染（动词） pollutant 污染物 Pollution=contamination 污染（名词） 垃圾: rubbish, garbage, trash, waste, litter 处理: dispose of, burn, bury (landfill垃圾场), dump倾倒，recycle 回收 plastic bags塑料袋, drinking cans饮料罐 biodegradable packaging 可降解包装, throwaway 可丢弃的 disposable 可丢弃的 discourage v. 不鼓励 燃料 non-renewable 不可再生的 fossil fuels矿石燃料: natural gas, coal, petroleum limited/finite natural resources 有限的自然资源 alternative energy替代能源 replace=substitute v.取代 (wind power, hydropower水电, solar (lunar) power太阳能, nuclear power核能 radioactivity n. 辐射性 use up, deplete, exhaust v. 用光，耗尽 conserve v. 节省，节约, consume less v. 少消耗 危害动物: poaching非法打猎，盗猎, damage natural habitat 破坏自然栖息地, rare breed稀有物种, endangered species濒危物种, extinct adj.灭绝 (die out, disappear动词), animal rights activist动物权益保护者 , natural reserve(giant panda大熊猫)自然保护区, protect wild life保护野生动物, disastrous灾难性的, devastation破坏, have disastrous effect on…对。。。有灾难性的影响 危害植物: vegetation植被 deforestation森林消失, landslide山体滑坡, 危害环境: carbon dioxide二氧化碳, acid rain酸雨(erode腐蚀) greenhouse effect温室效应 (worsening, deteriorate, deterioration恶化) global warming全球变暖 ecological system=ecosystem生态系统 green belt绿化带, sand storm沙尘暴, (filter v. 过滤) arouse people’s awareness/consciousness of environmental protection提高公众的环保意识