| 单词 | greenhouse gas |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. an atmospheric gas that absorbs infrared radiation, thereby contributing to the greenhouse effect.Significant greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapour, and these are often considered to be a major cause of global warming. ΚΠ 1975 J. E. Lovelock & I. R. Kaplan in Proc. Royal Soc. B. 189 178 The ‘greenhouse gases’ which might be present in the neutral environment would be NH3, H2S and perhaps also dimethyl sulphide. 1985 Times 18 Feb. 14/5 The warming effect caused by increasing levels of the ‘greenhouse’ gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. 1998 Economist 21 Mar. 69/3 Cheaper motoring will increase America's emission of greenhouse gases, of course. 2007 Guardian 10 Sept. 15/3 Curb emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide from households and consumers. < as lemmas |
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