2018年托福詞匯:環(huán)境類
conservation 保護(hù),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 fumes v.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 滲出 滲出物
radiation 輻射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive
greenhouse 溫室greenhouse effect/gases
solar 太陽的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar)
phenomenon 現(xiàn)象
catastrophe = disaster, cataclysm
deterioration 惡化 ( deteriorate)
extinction 滅絕 ( extinct)
species endangered species
drought 干旱 >>> famine v.s. flooding
recurrent 反復(fù)發(fā)生的re + (oc)cur + rent v.s. concurrent
inundate 淹沒