Tra từ environment - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 the world we live in
2 damaging the environment
3 protecting the environment
the conditions in which you live, work, etc SITUATION
see also NATURE

1 the world we live in
- the natural surroundings where plants, animals and people live: the environment (noun singular)
to protect/damage the environment
- connected with the environment: environmental
People need to be educated on environmental issues.
- the air that surrounds the earth: the atmosphere (usually singular)
- the layer of gas high in the atmosphere that helps to protect the earth from radiation from the sun: ozone layer
Scientists have discovered a hole in the ozone layer.
- the normal weather conditions of a particular country: climate
a wet/dry/hot/cold climate ◎ a tropical/temperate climate
※ weather and climate WEATHER
- things like oil, coal, etc which are found naturally in certain places and that people can use: natural resources (noun plural)
It's frightening when you think how quickly we're using up the world's natural resources.

2 damaging the environment
- to cause damage to the environment, for example with the smoke or other waste from factories, making it dirty and dangerous: pollute sth; noun (U): pollution
Most of the rivers in the area are badly polluted. ◎ The government has introduced strict laws to try to control pollution.
- something which pollutes the environment: pollutant
- rain that contains dangerous substances from factories, etc that damage the environment: acid rain (noun U)
- bad air (a mixture of smoke and fog) experienced in some polluted industrial cities: smog (noun U)
- cutting down trees over a large area so that forests are lost: deforestation (noun U)
- the warming of the earth which causes changes in the climate: global warming (noun U)
- the effect of carbon dioxide being trapped in the earth's atmosphere, which causes global warming: the greenhouse effect (noun singular)

3 protecting the environment
- to protect sth (for example animals or plants): conserve sth; noun (U): conservation
- a person who studies the environment and works to protect it: environmentalist, conservationist
- the scientific study of the relationship between living things and their natural surroundings: ecology (noun U); a person who studies these things: ecologist
- a political party which works to protect the environment: the Green Party, (informal) the Greens
- to process used objects and materials (paper, bottles, etc) so that they can be used again: recycle (sth); noun (U) recycling; if materials can be used in this way, they are recyclable
recycled paper/glass ◎ We take our empty jars and bottles to the bottle bank for recycling. ◎ recyclable packaging
- a place where people leave used bottles to be recycled: bottle bank
- something that will not damage the environment is environmentally friendly, green
green products
- something that will decay naturally and so will not damage the environment is biodegradable
biodegradable packaging
- something which does not contain chemicals which could damage the ozone layer is ozone-friendly
ozone-friendly aerosols
- petrol which does not contain lead is unleaded, lead-free
- different types of energy (from the sun, the wind, etc) which do not damage the environment as much as traditional types (oil, coal, etc): alternative energy (noun U)
We need to develop new alternative energy sources.
- energy from the heat of the sun: solar energy (noun U), solar power (noun U)
- energy from the wind: wind power (noun U)
- energy from the water in rivers: hydroelectric power (noun U)