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单词 environmental
释义
environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
B1
relatingto theenvironment:
自然环境的；有关环境的
People arebecomingfarmoreawareof environmentalissues.现在人们对环境问题的关注程度正明显提高。
More examples
  • Mediaattentionhasshiftedrecentlyonto environmentalissues.
  • Thegovernmentisfacingpressurefrom environmentalcampaigners.
  • Themanifestoincludestoughmeasurestotackleroadcongestionand environmentalpollution.
  • Indeed, it could be theworstenvironmentaldisasterinEuropethiscentury.
  • We will bespeakingto aspokeswomanfor the environmentalgroupGreenpeace.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Environmental issues
  • agroecology
  • air pollution
  • anti-conservation
  • anti-conservationist
  • anti-consumer
  • biodegradable
  • carbon neutral
  • environmentally
  • feed-in tariff
  • food insecure
  • food insecurity
  • food secure
  • noise pollution
  • nuclear winter
  • sustainability
  • sustainably
  • tidal power
  • tipping point
  • tree hugger
  • ULEZ
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environmentally
(Definition ofenvironmentalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

environmental| American Dictionary

environmental
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ɪnˌvɑɪ·rənˈmen·təl,-ˌvɑɪ·ərn-/
earth science
relatingto theenvironmentin whichpeople,animals, andplantslive:
We’re here todiscussenvironmentalissues.

environmentally

adverb[not gradable]us
/ɪnˌvɑɪ·rənˈmen·təl·i,-ˌvɑɪ·ərn-/
(Definition ofenvironmentalfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

environmental| Business English

environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentəl/us
ENVIRONMENT
relatingto theenvironment:
EnvironmentallawsareforcingAmerican automakers to takeelectricalternativestogasenginesseriously.
environmental damage/harm/pollutionThe environmentaldamagefrom theoilspilltook at least twoyearstorepair.
environmentalchallenges/concerns/issues
environmental effect/impactHe'sconcernedabout the environmentaleffectsofgeneticallymodifiedfoods.
environmentalscience/technology
Acargoshipcarryingtoxicwastedumpeditsload,creatinganenvironmentaldisasterthatresultedin thedeathsof 10people.
Theoilgianthas alreadyspentsome $3billiononenvironmental cleanup.
Businesses have amajorroleinenvironmentalprotection.

environmentally

adverbuk/ɪnˌvaɪrəˈmentəli/us/-ˌvaɪrəˈmenṱəl-/
It'sgenerallyunderstoodthatlargehydroplantsare environmentallydamaging.
(Definition ofenvironmentalfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenvironmental

environmental
However, retaliation against implicitenvironmentalsubsidies is not permitted under these rules.
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During the 1960s it became a petrochemical complex, and by the 1980senvironmentalmonitoring revealed high levels of organic contamination in the groundwater.
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In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of localenvironmentalprotection bureaus.
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The unmodelledenvironmentalinteraction was represented by a spring having viscous friction (' 'dashpot' ').
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In summary, our results suggest that exposure to combinations ofenvironmentalstresses may increase the expression of additive genetic variability for fecundity.
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This suggests that it is important forenvironmentalpurposes to model the response of technical change to trade.
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Still, a public economist would remind us that looking at whetherenvironmentaltax swaps increase employment or not tells us nothing about social welfare.
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The basis for determining the allocation of forest areas for timber production andenvironmentalfunctions has been largely historical.
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Externalities do not lead to institutional failure, they are a form of institutional failure -environmentalproblems are frequently symptoms of such failure.
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Environmentalexperience also can affect brain chemistry by altering neurotransmitter synthesis, transmitter receptor synthesis, and transmitter uptake systems.
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It is to be expected that the genetic,environmentaland non-shared influences on these two variables would differ somewhat, and possibly substantially.
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On the other hand, there is a substantial amount of phenotypic covariance, and genetic and sharedenvironmentalinfluences contribute substantially to this overlap.
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As far as the literature on sustainable development is concerned, this tends to view economic growth as limited by the finiteness ofenvironmentalresources.
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All other hypotheses are also supported, and suggestions regarding the necessary future direction ofenvironmentalpolicy are made.
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Given these findings, suggestions are made regarding the necessary future direction ofenvironmentalpolicy.
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