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power [ˈpaʊər]

n.力量;力;能力;权力v.使有力量;给……提供动力adj.电力的;权力的

➢ A man should rely upon his own power.一个人应该依靠自身的力量。

➢ solar power 太阳能

preservation [ˌprezərˈveɪʃn]

n.保存;维护;防腐

➢ The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.这些画保存得非常好。

➢ landscape preservation 景观保护

protect [prəˈtekt]

v.保护;投保

➢ Many of the homes weren't protected against flood damage.许多家庭没有为水灾投保。

➢ protect the environment 保护环境

purify [ˈpjʊrɪfaɪ]

v.(使)净化;(使)精炼;涤罪

➢ You should purify the water before drinking it.水在喝之前要净化。

➢ This salt has been purified for use in medicine.这种盐已被提纯供医药上使用。

rainforest [ˈreɪnfɔːrɪst]

n.雨林

➢ The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。

➢ tropical rainforest climate 热带雨林气候

recycle [ˌriːˈsaɪkl]

v.再利用;(使)再循环;重新使用n.再循环

➢ We should try to recycle all our waste paper.我们应该把所有废纸回收再利用。

➢ We should recycle garbage, not burn it.我们应该循环利用垃圾,而不是焚烧。

➢ recycle bin 回收站

renewable [rɪˈnuːəbl]

adj.可更新的;可再生的

➢ renewable natural resources 可再生自然资源

reusable [ˌriːˈjuːzəbl]

adj.可再度使用的;可多次使用的

➢ a reusable electric lamp 一盏可再次使用的电灯

➢ reusable resource 可重复使用的资源

➢ reusable container 可再次使用的容器

➢ reusable spacecraft 可重复使用的航天器

sea [siː]

n.海;海洋

➢ The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the world's surface.海洋几乎占地球表面的四分之三。

➢ The sea seemed to melt into the sky at the horizon.在地平线上,海洋似乎渐渐融入天际。

➢ sea creatures 海洋生物

➢ town by the sea 海滨城镇

➢ sea level 海平面

sewage [ˈsuːɪdʒ]

n.污水;污物

➢ The river was contaminated with sewage.这条河被污水污染了。

➢ sewage farm 污水处理场

➢ sewage purification 污水净化

sewer [ˈsuːər]

n.下水道;阴沟;缝纫者;(旧时的)管家

➢ The sewer is choked up with rubbish.下水道被垃圾堵住了。

➢ She became the best sewer in the factory.她成了厂里最好的缝纫工。

➢ sewer system 污水管道系统

soil [sɔɪl]

n.土地;土壤;污物,粪便 v.弄脏

➢ This kind of soil contains much alkali.这种土壤含碱量高。

➢ wash away soil 土壤流失

starvation [stɑːrˈveɪʃn]

n.饿死;饥饿

➢ He suffered from starvation and disease.他遭受饥饿和疾病。

➢ fuel starvation 燃料不足

➢ starvation cure 禁食疗法,饥饿疗法

surface [ˈsɜːrfɪs]

n.表面;外表;平面 adj.表面的;肤浅的 v.使……成平面;浮出水面

➢ A wave broke across the surface of the pool.一个波浪从池水表面掠过。

➢ Fish were surfacing to catch insects.鱼浮出水面捕捉昆虫。

➢ earth's surface 地球的表面

➢ the surface of the water 水面

threaten [ˈθretn]

v.威胁;恐吓;似将发生

➢ Floods are threatening the town.洪水正在危及这个城镇。

➢ The drought threatened the whole crop.干旱威胁着所有的庄稼。

tide [taɪd]

n.趋势;潮流;潮汐;潮水 v.渡过;(使)随潮漂流

➢ The attraction of the moon for the earth causes the tide.月亮对地球的引力引起潮汐。

➢ go with/against the tide 跟随/不跟随潮流

➢ catch the tide 赶上潮流

timber [ˈtɪmbər]

n.木材;木料

➢ Seasoned timber does not warp.风干的木材不会翘曲。

➢ timber set 木棚子

toxic [ˈtɑːksɪk]

adj.有毒的

➢ The factory had been sending out toxic fumes.这家工厂一直在排放有毒的废气。

➢ toxic gas 毒气

➢ toxic reaction 中毒反应

➢ toxic waste 有毒废物

waste [weɪst]

n.废物;浪费;荒地 v.浪费;滥用;消耗 adj.荒芜的;无用的;多余的

➢ The city waste is disposed of in the sea.城市废弃物被倒进海里处理掉。

➢ eliminate waste 杜绝浪费

➢ recycle wastes 回收废物

unleaded [ˌʌnˈledɪd]

adj.无铅的;【印刷】不插铅条的;【化学】未掺四乙铅的

➢ All new cars take unleaded petrol.所有的新汽车都加无铅汽油。

➢ unleaded fuel 无铅燃料

urban [ˈɜːrbən]

adj.城市的;都市的

➢ You can find out many advantages in urban life.你会发现都市生活中有许多便利之处。

➢ urban congestion 城市交通拥堵

➢ urban population 城市人口

rural[ˈrʊrəl]

adj.农村的,乡村的,田园的

➢ The rural scenery was so beautiful that he decided to stay one more week.乡村风光太美了,以至于他决定再多待一星期。

➢ rural setting 田园风光,农村背景

urbanization [ˌɜːrbənəˈzeɪʃn]

n.都市化;城市化

➢ Urbanization is an inevitable trend of social development.城市化是社会发展的必然趋势。

➢ urbanization of population 人口城市化

deforestation [ˌdiːˌfɔːrɪˈsteɪʃn]

n.森林开伐;滥伐森林

➢ The quickest solution to deforestation would be to simply stop cutting down trees.停止砍树是解决滥伐森林问题的最快的解决方案。

wind farm

风力农场

➢ Modern wind farms consist of turbines that generate electricity.现代风力农场由发电的涡轮机组成。