environmentalist = conservationist
acid 酸 酸的 acid rain
carbon 碳 v.s. charcoal carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
fume exhaust fumesv.s. smoke, fog, smog
petroleum 石油 petrol = gasoline/gas unleaded petrol/gas
ozone 臭氧 ozone layer
ooze 渗出 渗出物
radiation 辐射ultraviolet radiation~ radioactive
greenhouse 温室greenhouse effect/gases
solar 太阳的 ^ lunar
phenomenon 现象
catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm
deterioration 恶化
extinction 灭绝
species endangered species
drought 干旱 famine v.s. flooding
recurrent 反复发生的re + cur + rentv.s. concurrent
inundate 淹没 ^ 淹掉它
embankment 筑堤
sediment 沉积= deposit
delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta
alluvial 冲积的
desertification desert
dust-storm 沙尘暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm
barren 贫瘠的,不育的,无效的
dune sand dunethe game DUNE!
attributable 归因于be attributable to
deforestation 滥砍滥伐de + forest + ation afforestation/reforestation
log 原木,日志 伐木v.s. logo
vegetation 植物,植被v.s. vegetable, vegetarian
habitat 栖息地 habit
ecosystem 生态系统 ~ ecology
viability viable vi: life养育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis.
demographic 人口统计的 demo + graph + ic
interdependence inter + dependence
counterbalance 使平衡,弥补 counter + balance
mechanism 机理,机制
precipitation 陡降,降水 evaporation
circulation 流通,循环
tide tidal wave ebb earthquake
typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane
meteorology 气象
volcano 火山
eruption 喷发 volcanic eruption lava
granite 花岗岩
imminent = impending v.s. eminent
Celsius 摄氏的 37OCv.s. centigrade
Fahrenheit 华氏的
latitude 纬度 longitude, altitude
tropical tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone
glacier 冰川
dump 倾倒,倾销 anti-dumping
contaminate 弄脏
recycle 回收再利用
irreversible 不可逆的
reclaim 开垦,改造 reclamation
contentious 有争议的 Many environmental issues today are highly contentious.
opt 选择 option
prioritize 优先考虑
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