List 8
atmosphere
[ˈætməsfɪr]
n．大气；空气；气氛；气压
➢ The atmosphere of the city is very much polluted．这个城市的空气受到严重污染。
➢ The atmosphere changed as soon as she walked in．她一进来气氛就变了。
➢ academic atmosphere 学术气氛
biodegradable [ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdəbl]
adj．生物所能分解的，可降解的
➢ Waste can be segregated as biodegradable and nonbiodegradable．垃圾可分为可生物降解的和不可生物降解的两类。
➢ biodegradable plastics 可生物降解的塑料
biosphere [ˈbaɪəʊsfɪr]
n．生物圈
➢ The biosphere is being destroyed by economic growth．经济增长正在破坏生物圈。
➢ marine biosphere 海洋生物圈
biodiversity [ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːrsətɪ]
n．生物多样性
➢ Great progress has been made in protection of biodiversity．生物多样性保护取得重大进展。
carbon [ˈkɑːrbən]
n. 【化学】碳；（一张）复写纸；复写的副本；碳棒
➢ Carbon dioxide consists of carbon and oxygen．二氧化碳是由碳和氧组成的。
➢ Diamonds are pure carbon．钻石是纯净的碳。
➢ activated carbon 活性炭
carbon monoxide
一氧化碳
➢ As motor vehicles burn fuel, they give off carbon monoxide as a waste．汽车在燃烧燃料时，会产生废气一氧化碳。
catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfɪ]
n．大灾难；大祸；彻底失败
➢ The earthquake was a terrible catastrophe．这场地震是个可怕的灾难。
➢ natural catastrophe 自然灾害
climate [ˈklaɪmət]
n．气候；风气
➢ Britain has a temperate climate．英国气候温和。
➢ arid climate 干燥气候
➢ urban climate 城市气候
coast [kəʊst]
n．海岸；海滨
➢ He is going to live by the coast for the sake of his health．他为了自己的健康，打算到海滨地区去居住。
➢ sweep the coast 席卷海岸
➢ along the coast 沿海
coastal [ˈkəʊstl]
adj．沿海的；海岸的；沿岸的
➢ The number of fish in coastal waters has decreased．沿海水域中鱼的数量已减少了。
➢ coastal climate 海岸气候
➢ coastal species 沿海物种
contaminate [kənˈtæməˌneɪt]
v．弄脏；污染
➢ All over the world, oil spills regularly contaminate coasts．在世界各地，海上溢油经常污染海岸。
➢ contaminate food 污染食物
creature [ˈkriːtʃər]
n．生物；动物；人
➢ This creature lives in the depth of the ocean．这种生物生活在海洋深处。
➢ creatures from outer space 外太空生物
destroy [dɪˈstrɔɪ]
v．破坏；杀死；消灭；摧毁
➢ An atom bomb would destroy a city．一颗原子弹能摧毁一座城市。
➢ destroy sb.'s faith in 破坏某人对……的信念
destruction [dɪˈstrʌkʃn]
n．破坏；毁灭
➢ It will cause pollution and the destruction of our seas and oceans．这会导致污染，破坏我们的海洋和江河。
➢ bring destruction upon oneself 自取灭亡
diminish [dɪˈmɪnɪʃ]
v．减少；减损；贬低；变少；逐渐变细
➢ The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season continues．如果旱季持续下去，池塘中的水量将减少。
➢ diminish the costing 减少开支
➢ diminish greatly 大量地减少
disappear [ˌdɪsəˈpɪr]
v．消失；不见；失踪
➢ The sun disappeared behind a cloud．太阳消失在一片云后面。
➢ disappear rapidly 迅速消失
disaster [dɪˈzæstər]
n．灾难
➢ They had led the country into economic disaster．他们把国家带入了经济灾难。
➢ suffer disaster 遭受灾难
drought [draʊt]
n．干旱
➢ The soil is cracking up because of the drought．土地因干旱而正在龟裂。
➢ combat drought 抗旱
➢ financial drought 财政枯竭
dump [dʌmp]
v．倾倒；抛弃；倾销；抛售；倾卸；突然落下 n．垃圾场；（军队的）临时仓库
➢ Some people just dump their rubbish in the river．有些人直接把垃圾倒进河里。
➢ dump out 倾卸
dust [dʌst]
n．灰尘；尘土；粉尘 v．去掉……的灰尘；撒粉末于；除尘
➢ The amount of the industrial dust is rather large．工业粉尘排放量很大。
➢ sweep up dust 扫除灰尘
➢ dust a room 打扫房间
earthquake [ˈɜːrθkweɪk]
n．地震
➢ The town was destroyed by the earthquake．这个小镇被地震摧毁了。
➢ predict an earthquake 预测地震
➢ after earthquake 震后
ecology [ɪˈkɑːlədʒɪ]
n．生态学；生态
➢ Ecology helps us understand complex problems．生态学帮助我们理解复杂问题。
➢ environmental ecology 环境生态学
➢ population ecology 种群生态学
eco-system [ˈiːkəʊˈsɪstəm]
n．生态系统
➢ The eco-system will be broken if too many trees were felled．过度砍伐树木会破坏生态系统。
emission [ɪˈmɪʃn]
n．散发；发行；排放
➢ New regulations are aimed at reducing the vehicle emission．新规定的目的是要减少汽车尾气的排放。
➢ emission standard 排放标准
➢ exhaust emission 废气排放
emit [ɪˈmɪt]
v．发出，发射；放射；发表
➢ The radio stations emit energy into the air．无线电站把能量发射到空中。
➢ He emits his opinion．他发表了他的观点。
➢ emit energy 释放能量
endangered [ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd]
adj．濒临灭绝的
➢ This rare bird has become an endangered species．这种珍禽已成为濒临灭绝的物种。
➢ endangered species 濒临灭绝的物种
conservation [ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃn]
n．保存；保护；守恒；节约
➢ Our community is a leader in the conservation of wildlife．我们社区在野生动物保护方面走在前面。
➢ environmental conservation 环境保护
species [ˈspiːʃiːz]
n．种类；物种（单复数形式相同）
➢ The giant panda has become an endangered species．大熊猫已成了一种濒临灭绝的动物。
➢ strange species 奇特的物种
energy [ˈenərdʒɪ]
n．精力；活力；能源
➢ He gave a lecture on the use of solar energy．他就太阳能的利用作了一场演讲。
➢ solar energy 太阳能
➢ energy sources 能源