| conservation 卫，呵护 (ß. conserve)v.s. conversation
environmentalist = conservationist
acid 酸 酸的 (＜＞alkali)acid rain
carbon 碳 (C) v.s. charcoal (炭)carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
fume exhaust fumesv.s. smoke, fog, smog
petroleum 煤油à petrol (BE) = gasoline/gas (AE)à unleaded petrol/gas
ozone 臭氧 (o zone)ozone layer
ooze 排泄 排泄物
radiation 辐射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive
greenhouse 花房greenhouse effect/gases
solar 太阳的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar)
phenomenon 色
catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm
deterioration 好转 (ß. deteriorate)
extinction 磨 (ß. extinct)
species endangered species
drought 索然 (^ “找它”)＞＞＞ famine v.s. flooding
recurrent 浮动摆脱的re (oc)cur rentv.s. concurrent
inundate 灭 ^ “淹掉它”
embankment 筑堤 (em bank ment)
sediment 订金（物）= deposit
delta 三角铁洲the Pearl River Delta
alluvial 冲积的
desertification ß. desert (v.s. dessert)
dust-storm 砂土暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm
barren 瘠薄的，早夭的，白的
dune sand dunethe game “DUNE”!
attributable 归因于be attributable to…
deforestation 滥砍滥伐（阿木林）de forest ation＜＞ afforestation/reforestation
log 金元，通报 筏v.s. logo
vegetation 被覆，被覆v.s. vegetable, vegetarian
habitat 留地ß. habit (Habit is the second nature.)
ecosystem 生态轨制 (eco system)~ ecology
viability ß. viable “vi”: life寄养能耐One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis.
demographic 戮计算的 demo(people) graph(write) ic
interdependence inter dependence
counterbalance 使权衡，补语 (=offset)counter(against) balance
mechanism 机理，机理
precipitation 陡降，降水 (ß. precipice)＜＞ evaporation
circulation 配电，旋回
tide à tidal wave (海啸)＜＞ ebb ＜＜＜ earthquake
typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane
meteorology 阵势(学)
volcano 耀
eruption 爆发 (ß. erupt)volcanic eruption ＞＞＞ lava
granite 花岗石
imminent = impending v.s. eminent
Celsius 摄氏的 37OCv.s. centigrade
Fahrenheit 华氏的
latitude 纬度(另) longitude, altitude
tropical ß. (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone
glacier 冰河
dump 希，抛售à anti-dumping
contaminate 弄脏 (à contaminant)
recycle 撤换再功用
irreversible 不该逆的 (= irrevocable)
reclaim 开垦，整改 à reclamation
contentious 有纠葛的 (ß. contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious.
opt 遴荐( for) à option
prioritize 占先计算 (ß. prior, priority) |
