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单词 ecological footprint
释义
ecological footprint
noun[C]
uk
/iː.kəˌlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl ˈfʊt.prɪnt/us
/iː.kəˌlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl ˈfʊt.prɪnt/us
/e.kəˌlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl ˈfʊt.prɪnt/
(alsoeco-footprint)
theamountof the earth'senergythat someone or something uses:
生态足迹（某人或某物占用的地球资源量）
I'mtryingtoreducemyecologicalfootprintbycyclingmore anddrivingless.我试图通过多骑车、少开车减少我的生态足迹。
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(Definition ofecological footprintfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ecological footprint| Business English

ecological footprint
noun[C]
ENVIRONMENT
uk
us
→environmental footprint
(Definition ofecological footprintfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofecological footprint

ecological footprint
Reduce theecologicalfootprint, first by slowing the use of coal, oil and gas in the rich world. 3.
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Biocapacity used in correlation toecologicalfootprintcan therefore suggest whether a specific population, region, country or part of a world is living in the means of their capital.
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Sullivan claimed higher densities and smaller ecological footprints were necessary to sustain a growing population.
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A nation'secologicalfootprintrefers to the area of productive land required to sustain its resource throughput requirements.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It remains to be seen what effect worldwide consolidation in food retailing is having on theecologicalfootprintof farming.
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As demonstrated above, restaurants have a largeecologicalfootprint.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Decreased meat consumption is also better for the environment, as a vegetarian diet has a much lighterecologicalfootprintthan its omnivorous counterpart22.
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The 'ecologicalfootprint' is another model incorporating similar concepts into a calculation of the land area necessary for communities to self-reliantly produce food and fiber, and to cycle wastes8.
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Ambitious, firstly, as regards the reduction of ourecologicalfootprint.
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I believe we really must reduce ourecologicalfootprint.
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We also need to consider the wholeecologicalfootprintof the industry, to see whether such cuts are, in the end, justified.
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Ourecologicalfootprint, in other words the environmental effect of our consumption, is much greater than what the earth can cope with.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
However, it is regrettable that totalecologicalfootprintlabelling for products is not proposed anywhere, when we really should implement it as quickly as possible.
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That is a very lightecologicalfootprint.
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Moreover, the exceedingly timid reference concerning theecologicalfootprintand the commitment to reduce our consumption of resources by 3% per year has been removed from the conclusions.
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