environmental

英[ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl]美[ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl]

adj.环境的，自然/生态环境的；

副词：environmentally;

例句

The practice had far-reaching environmental consequences.这种做法对环境造成了深远的影响。

There is already a high level of environmental contamination.环境污染的程度已经很高。

The government have latched onto environmental issues to win votes.*府已开始大谈环境问题以争取选票。

A global environmental meeting is going to be held here.一个全球环境会议将在这里举行。

a grand coalition of various environmental groups环保组织大联合

a growing consciousness of environmental issues among children儿童对环境问题不断提高的意识

a lengthy agenda outlining the extent of global environmental problems勾勒出全球环境问题程度的冗长议程

a comparative study of the environmental costs of different energy sources有关使用不同能源的环境代价的对比研究

Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

The conference discussed, amongst other things, the problem of environmental protection.除了其他问题以外，会上还讨论了环保问题。

英语六级真题

Thoughts turn first to some sort of global statistic, some indicator which would rate the wealth of nations in both economic and environmental terms and show a relationship between the two.

This view assumes that rich societies will invest in environmental care.

The idea is that we are taking more out of what you might call the planet's environmental bank balance than it can sustain; we are living beyond our ecological means.

The common theme of the UN reports is the relation between environmental protection and economic growth.

So it is saying that economic development should make for a cleaner world? Not necessarily; In the industrialised countries, environmental problems are generally related to industrialisation and technological development, it continues.

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this ecological overshoot of the human economy, and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in, and all those services—the things which the planet does for us for free—will grind to a halt.

Manufacturers of products that claim to be environmentally friendly will face tighter rules on how they are advertised to consumers under changes proposed by the Federal Trade Commission.

It is difficult to find solid evidence to prove environmental friendliness generates more profits than exploiting the natural environment.

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the WRI, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-inhand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to build a thriving economy, and then use the wealth created to tackle environmental degradation.

It gave a third party the authority to label its products as environmentally friendly.

In the last five years or so, there has been an explosion of green claims and environmental claims.

In the developing countries, it says, most of the environmental problems are caused by underdevelopment.

Hunt through the reports prepared by UN agencies and development groups—many for conferences such as this year's Millennium Goals review—and you will find that the linkage between environmental protection and economic progress is a common thread.

Environmental protection and improvement benefit people all over the world.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

Clearly, richer societies are able to provide environmental improvements which lie well beyond the reach of poorer communities.

But could Norway keep its standard of living and yet cut its emissions to Moroccan or even Ethiopian levels? That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.

But Pay Drechsel, an environmental scientist, argues that the social and economic benefits of using untreated human waste to grow food outweigh the health risks.

And the World Resources Institute ( ' , WRI) in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; it also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer people derive a much higher proportion of their income directly from the natural resources around them.

A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels.

A case can be made that rich nations export environmental problems, the most graphic example being climate change.

They are vulnerable to unhealthy environmental conditions.

When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms, says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World Wide Fund for Nature.

We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time, says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.

To be effective, environmental messages should be carefully framed.

The most successful environmental strategy will marry the green message to our own sense of identity.

Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similar tactics.

Nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies.

Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly ( ' , 不经意地 ) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.

Education has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues.

A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union, she is setting up one of 1,100 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity, a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists.

Such a projection presents mankind with wide-ranging social, economic, environmental and political issues that need to be addressed today to ensure a sustainable future for all.

We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing emissions," says Kim Corley, Shell's senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs.

These universities should be generating the widest range of social, economic and environmental benefits.

Environmental impacts on monarch butterfly life.

The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60.

Chaos theory was developed by scientists, trying to explain the movement of the planets and the changes in environmental conditions

J's (Biography of John Muir)-John Muir's own writings to bring readers a life story of this remarkable man who did so much to raise American's awareness of environmental issues

Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide.

Raise people's environmental awareness

"We worry most about now because if we don't survive for the next minute, we're not going to be around in ten years' time," says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York.

"When we can't actually remove the source of our fear, we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defence mechanisms," says Tom Crompton, change strategist for the environmental organisation World wide Fund for Nature.

And the World Resources Institute WR in its World Resources 2005 report, issued at the end of August, produced several such examples from Africa and Asia; It also demonstrated that environmental degradation affects the poor more than the rich, as poorer p

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly (不经意地) imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible.

Environmental conscientiousness isn't always enough to make customers recycle old goods.

Health and environmental advocates have long urged U.S.government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.

Hunt through the reports prepared by UN agencies and development groups—many for conferences such as this year's millennium Goals review—and you will find that the linkage between environmental protection and economic progress is a common thread.

In 2001, for example, the Environmental Protection Agenc restricted the type and amount of lead that could be present in paint and soil to homes and child-care facilities after concerns were raised about lead poisoning.

It is also the reason why development agencies are not united in their view of environmental issues; while some, like the Wri, maintain that environmental progress needs to go hand-in-hand with economic development, others argue that the priority is to bu

Martin Sommerkorn runs the Arctic program for the environmental charity the World wildlife Fund.

nick Perks, project director for Climate Solidarity, believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies.

"In the industrialised countries, environmental problems are generally related to industrialisation and technological development," It continues.

One recent study attempted to calculate the extent of this "ecological overshoot of the human economy", and found that we are using 1.2 Earth's-worth of environmental goods and services—the implication being that at some point the debt will be called in,

Our long-term operation in the region depends on a healthy and thriving Antarctic marine ecosystem, which is why we have always had an open dialogue with the environmental non-governmental organisations.

Palau has only been an independent nation for twenty years and has a strong history of environmental protection.

Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have launched environmental programs.

That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.

These prior efforts all examined the degree to which different environmental, social, and geographic variables correlated with a number of languages found in a given location.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ

自然环境保护的;生态环境保护的；环保的

Environmental means concerned with the protection of the natural world of land, sea, air, plants, and animals.

例句

ADJ

与周围环境有关的;由生存环境引起的

Environmental means relating to or caused by the surroundings in which someone lives or something exists.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

(个人)环境的;由个人环境产生的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment;

2. of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings;

行业词典

计算机： 周围的，环境的；