环保类英语词汇

环保:

environmental protection 环境保护environmentally-friendly 环保的

preserve v.保护，保存

污染：

Pollute= contaminate, 污染（动词）

pollutant 污染物

Pollution=contamination 污染（名词）

垃圾: rubbish, garbage, trash, waste, litter

处理: dispose of, burn, bury (landfill垃圾场), dump倾倒，recycle 回收

plastic bags塑料袋, drinking cans饮料罐biodegradable packaging 可降解包装, throwaway 可丢弃的

disposable 可丢弃的

discourage v. 不鼓励

燃料

non-renewable 不可再生的

fossil fuels矿石燃料: natural gas, coal, petroleum limited/finite natural resources 有限的自然资源alternative energy替代能源

replace=substitute v.取代

(wind power, hydropower水电,

solar (lunar) power太阳能,

nuclear power核能

radioactivity n. 辐射性

use up, deplete, exhaust v. 用光，耗尽

conserve v. 节省，节约,

consume less v. 少消耗

危害动物:

poaching非法打猎，盗猎,

damage natural habitat 破坏自然栖息地,

rare breed稀有物种,

endangered species濒危物种,

extinct adj.灭绝(die out, disappear动词),

animal rights activist动物权益保护者,

natural reserve(giant panda大熊猫)自然保护区,

protect wild life保护野生动物,

disastrous灾难性的, devastation破坏,

have disastrous effect on…对。。。有灾难性的影响

危害植物:

vegetation植被

deforestation森林消失,

landslide山体滑坡,

危害环境:

carbon dioxide二氧化碳,

acid rain酸雨(erode腐蚀)

greenhouse effect温室效应(worsening, deteriorate, deterioration恶化)

global warming全球变暖

ecological system=ecosystem生态系统

green belt绿化带, sand storm沙尘暴, (filter v. 过滤)

arouse people’s awareness/consciousness of environmental protection提高公众的环保意识

重要的词组与短语

帮助减缓全球变暖速度help slow down the pace of global warming

保持生态平衡keep ecological balance

保持水土preserve soil and water

保护和改善生活和生态环境protect and improve the living environment and the

保护珍稀野生动植物protect rare wild animals and plants

保留为自然耕地reserve as natural farmland

采用环保技术adopt environmental protection technique

参加环保运动take part in environmental protection activities

崇尚绿色生活方式pursue a “green”life

创造良好的生态环境create a pleasant ecological environment

促进城市可持续发展promote the sustainable development of the city

发展太阳能develop solar energy

防治污染prevent and control pollution

非常注重保护森林pay great attention to the conservation of forest

改善生态环境improve the eco-environment (ecological environment)

关闭化工厂close chemical plants

加大污染治理力度strengthen pollution control

加强城市绿化strengthen the greening of the city

加强环境保护strengthen environmental protection

加强生态建设improve the eco-construction

加强水土保持reinforce the conservation of water and soil

减少机动车辆reduce the number of vehicles

减少浪费reduce waste

进一步加快环保规划further speed up environmental protection plans

禁止露天焚烧prohibit burning out in the open

开展保护野生动物宣传教育advocate to educate the public the protection of wild animals

开展绿色活动advocate green activities

普及环保知识popularize environmental protection knowledge

实行严格的机动车排放标准implement strict vehicle emission standards

使用再生纸use recycle paper

提高环境管理水平raise the environmental management level

提高居民的环保和生态意识improve residents’environmental and ecological awareness

提高清洁能源的比重increase the supply of clean energy resources

完善城市基础设施建设perfect the construction of urban infrastructure

为大量野生动植物提供栖息地provide habitats for a huge number of wild animals and plants

削减污物排放decrease the disposal of pollutants

引发一系列的问题result in a series of problems

增强环境意识enhance the awareness of the importance of (raise the consciousness about) environmental protection

治理沙地和水土流失问题tackle the problems of sand and soil erosion

注重节约资源attach importance to saving resources