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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
a poacher |
a person who kills and sells endangered animals for profit |
Elephant poachers are driven to kill elephants by the extreme
value of ivory. |
| 2 |
an environmental group |
a group of people who work to make the earth better for plants
and animals |
Greenpeace is probably the most famous environmental
group. |
| 3 |
an environmentalist |
a person who cares about and tries to protect the plants and
animals on Earth |
I used to be an environmentalist; I didn't eat meat and I tried
to use very little gasoline. |
| 4 |
a food source |
a plant or animal that can be used as food |
Whales are an important food source for Eskimos and Inuit
people. |
| 5 |
an ecosystem |
a system of plants and animals that interact within a certain
location |
The rainforests of the world have an intricate ecosystem. |
| 6 |
natural resources |
valuable things that are found in nature |
America is blessed with many natural resources such as wood and
coal. |
| 7 |
deforestation |
the loss of forests due to people cutting down trees |
Many parts of the rainforest are suffering from deforestation
as farmers begin to plant more soybeans. |
| 8 |
to encroach upon ~ |
to draw near to something and interfere with it |
The city encroached upon the forest, driving many animals
away. |
| 9 |
to release ~ back into the wild |
to let an animal go after having caught it |
The organization found sick birds, made them healthy again, and
then released them back into the wild. |
| 10 |
to safeguard ~ |
to protect something |
The US Government wanted to safeguard the forest, so they
created a National Park. |
| 11 |
to preserve ~ |
to keep something safe from change or harm |
The museum preserved artifacts from long ago. |
| 12 |
to regulate ~ |
to apply rules or laws to something |
Hoping to regulate the number of cars on the road, the city
implemented a toll system. |
| 13 |
to conserve ~ |
to try and use something more slowly |
We can't stop using coal, but we should try to conserve it
because there is not an endless supply. |
| 14 |
to prevent ~ |
to stop something from happening |
Hoping to prevent global warming, the country stopped using
coal as a fuel source. |
| 15 |
to outlaw ~ |
to make something illegal or prohibited |
Hoping to save the elephant population, the country outlawed
poaching. |
| 16 |
to threaten ~ |
to be about to interfere with something, to be about to cause
damage |
Widespread use of pesticides threatens biodiversity. |
| 17 |
to jeopardise ~ |
to put something in danger |
We are jeopardising the future of the planet when we produce
nuclear weapons. |
| 18 |
to be vulnerable |
to be weak and easily-damaged |
Coral is very vulnerable to changes in ocean acidity and
temperature. |
| 19 |
to be at risk |
to be close to danger |
Many of the coral reefs have already died, and many more are at
risk. |
| 20 |
to be detrimental to ~ |
to have a negative effect on something |
Looking at a computer screen too long is detrimental to your
eyes. |
| 21 |
to be environmentally-friendly |
to not hurt or cause damage to the environment |
My car is very environmentally-friendly; it's a Toyota
Prius. |