雅思阅读分类词汇－－环境问题

conservation 保护，保存 (? 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 石油à petrol (BE) = gasoline/gas (AE)à unleaded petrol/gas 
ozone 臭氧 (o + zone)ozone layer 
ooze 渗出  渗出物 
radiation 辐射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive 
greenhouse 温室greenhouse effect/gases 
solar 太阳的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar) 
phenomenon 现象 
catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm 
deterioration 恶化 (? deteriorate) 
extinction 灭绝 (? extinct) 
species endangered species 
drought 干旱  (^ “找它”)＞＞＞ famine    v.s. flooding 
recurrent 反复发生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent 
inundate 淹没    ^ “淹掉它” 
embankment 筑堤 (em + bank + ment) 
sediment 沉积（物）= deposit 
delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta 
alluvial 冲积的 
desertification ? desert  (v.s. dessert) 
dust-storm 沙尘暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm 
barren 贫瘠的，不育的，无效的 
dune sand dunethe game “DUNE”! 
attributable 归因于be attributable to… 
deforestation 滥砍滥伐（森林）de + forest + ation＜＞ afforestation/reforestation 
log 原木，日志  伐木v.s. logo 
vegetation 植物，植被v.s. vegetable, vegetarian 
habitat 栖息地? habit (Habit is the second nature.) 
ecosystem 生态系统 (eco + system)~ ecology 
viability ? viable  “vi”: life养育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis. 
demographic 人口统计的  demo(people) + graph(write) + ic 
interdependence inter + dependence 
counterbalance 使平衡，弥补 (=offset)counter(against) + balance 
mechanism 机理，机制 
precipitation 陡降，降水 (? precipice)＜＞ evaporation 
circulation 流通，循环 
tide à tidal wave (海啸)＜＞ ebb    ＜＜＜ earthquake 
typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane 
meteorology 气象(学) 
volcano 火山 
eruption 喷发 (? erupt)volcanic eruption    ＞＞＞ lava 
granite 花岗岩 
imminent = impending    v.s. eminent 
Celsius 摄氏的  37OCv.s. centigrade 
Fahrenheit 华氏的 
latitude 纬度(另) longitude, altitude 
tropical ? (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone, frigid zone 
glacier 冰川 
dump 倾倒，倾销à anti-dumping 
contaminate 弄脏  (à contaminant) 
recycle 回收再利用 
irreversible 不可逆的 (= irrevocable) 
reclaim 开垦，改造  à reclamation 
contentious 有争议的 (? contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious. 
opt 选择(+ for)    à option 
prioritize 优先考虑 (? prior, priority)