环保类英语词汇

环保:

Kyoto Protocol《京都议定书》environmental protection n. 环境保护

eco-friendly adj. 环保的，生态友好的preserve v.保护，保存

carbon footprint碳足迹

carbon emission reduction碳减排ecotourism生态旅游

low-carbon economy 低碳经济

circular economy 循环经济

sustainable development可持续发展

污染：

Pollute= contaminate, v. 污染

Pollution=contamination n. 污染

pollutant n. 污染物

sewage treatment污水治理

sewage treatment facilities 污水治理设备

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

infectious disease 传染病（avian influenza/ bird flu 禽流感，swine flu猪流感，Ebola 埃博拉，SARS非典型肺炎）

燃料

non-renewable 不可再生的

fossil fuels矿石燃料: natural gas, coal, petroleum

coal-fired generating/power plants 火力发电站/厂

limited/finite natural resources 有限的自然资源

coal reserve 煤炭储量

alternative energy替代能源

replace=substitute v.取代

wind power, 风能

hydropower水电,

solar (lunar) power太阳能,

nuclear power核能

bio-energy 生物能

geothermal energy 地热能

flammable ice可燃冰

radioactivity n. 辐射性

use up, deplete, exhaust v. 用光，耗尽

conserve v. 节省，节约,

consume v. 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. 灭绝的(die out, disappear v.),

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:

disposable wooden chopstick一次性木质筷子

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 v.腐蚀)

ozone depletion 臭氧层空洞freon氟利昂

greenhouse effect温室效应(worsen, deteriorate v. deterioration n.恶化)

global warming全球变暖

extreme weather 极端天气（haze 雾霾，hot wave热浪，drought干旱，flood, 洪涝，snow disaster雪灾，earthquake地震, tsunami海啸，tornado龙卷风，暴雨, typhoon台风，hurricane飓风）

EL Nino phenomenon 厄尔尼诺现象

ecological system=ecosystem生态系统

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

car-free day无车日

low energy consumption vehicle低耗能汽车

energy saving house节能住宅

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 ecological environment

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