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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to flood |
to become covered in deep water |
During typhoons, sometimes low parts of the city flood. |
| 2 |
to shrink |
to become smaller |
I put an ice cube into my tea and it shrank very quickly. |
| 3 |
to melt |
when a solid (such as ice) turns into a liquid (such as
water) |
The snow melted and made the river very big and wide. |
| 4 |
to thaw |
of a frozen material, to become not frozen |
I froze some chicken; then, before I ate it, I thawed it. |
| 5 |
to submerge ~ |
to put something into liquid |
When it's hot outside, I like to submerge my head in cold
water. |
| 6 |
to rise |
to get higher |
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. |
| 7 |
to burn fossil fuels |
to use things that contain ancient plant or animal life as a
fuel |
People burn fossil fuels when they drive, because gasoline is a
fossil fuel, much like coal and natural gas. |
| 8 |
emissions |
the gases and chemicals released when you burn something |
The chemical emissions that come from burning plastic are very
unhealthy. |
| 9 |
to release carbon dioxide |
to turn carbon dioxide into a gaseous form and put it into the
air |
The power plant released carbon dioxide every day, as it burnt
coal. |
| 10 |
the atmosphere |
the pocket of air surrounding planet Earth |
The atmosphere is essential to life on this planet. |
| 11 |
the ozone layer |
a special layer of air high in the sky that blocks harmful rays
from the sun |
The ozone layer is recovering from damage, however, there is
still a big hole in it over the polar regions. |
| 12 |
greenhouse gasses |
the general word for all gasses that contribute to warming the
planet |
Carbon dioxide is the most well-known greenhouse gas; however,
methane is another strong greenhouse gas. |
| 13 |
the greenhouse effect |
the process by which the Earth becomes warmer due to the
composition of the atmosphere |
The greenhouse effect is contributing to rising
temperatures. |
| 14 |
a heat wave |
a period of extremely hot weather |
The heatwave killed many elderly people in the big city. |
| 15 |
a polar ice cap |
the areas covered in ice near the top and bottom of the
planet |
If the polar ice caps melt, many cities will go
underwater. |
| 16 |
a glacier |
a large river of ice |
Many glaciers are getting smaller as the planet warms. |
| 17 |
the sea level |
the level of the ocean |
Sea level will rise a bit every year as it gets warmer. |
| 18 |
climate change |
the general word for all changes in the climate due to the
release of greenhouse gasses |
Climate change is resulting in higher temperatures, and also
more storms and hurricanes. |
| 19 |
an ice sheet |
a large flat expanse of ice near the edges of a continent |
The ice sheet extends for miles off the coast of Antarctica,
and icebergs break off occasionally. |
| 20 |
the impact on ~ |
the negative change in something |
Oil drilling and transport has a bad impact on the
environment. |
| 21 |
to wreak havoc upon ~ |
to cause very bad damage to something |
The oil spill wreaked havoc upon the coastal region. |