雅思阅读分类词汇--环境问题

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雅思阅读分类词汇--环境问题

  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

  

  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