环境类英语词汇.docVIP

环保: environmental protection HYPERLINK /huanjingbaohu/ \t _blank 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 重要的词组与短语 帮助减缓全球变暖速度 help slow down the pace of global warming 保持生态平衡 keep ecological balance 保持水土 preserve soil and water 保护和改善生活和生态环境 protect and improve the living environment and the 保护珍稀野生动植物 protect rare wild animals and plants 保留为自然耕地 reserve as natural farmland 采用环保技术 adopt environmental protection technique 参加环保运动 take part in environmental protection activities 崇尚绿色生活方式 pursue a “green” life 创造良好的生态环境 create a pleasant ecological environment 促进城市可持续发展 promote the sustainable development of the city 发展太阳能 develop solar energy 防治污染 prevent and control pollution 非常注重保护森林 pay great attention to the conservation of fore