| 释义 |
greenhouse gasˈgreenhouse ˌgas noun [countable]   - A wooden disc box from Supplier Action: not a greenhouse gas producer and not made from tropical hardwood.
- But it might contribute to global warming because methane is a powerful greenhouse gas.
- But water vapour is also a greenhouse gas.
- Carbon dioxide is a so-called greenhouse gas, which absorbs energy from the sun, making the air warmer.
- Carbon monoxide is also a powerful greenhouse gas.
- Negotiations on a treaty to limit this greenhouse gas begin in December.
- The drainage of peatbogs for forestry and agriculture is making a significant net contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, the report concludes.
- The market could grow much bigger if countries further subsidize wind power to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
► Environment & wasteacid rain, nounbiohazard, nounbottle bank, nouncatalytic converter, nounclean-up, nounconservancy, nounconservation, nounconservation area, nounconservationist, nounconserve, verbcontaminant, nouncontaminate, verbeco-, prefixeco-friendly, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecologist, nounecology, nounecosystem, nouneffluent, nounenvironmental, adjectiveenvironmentalist, nounenvironmentally friendly, adjectiveglobal warming, noungreen, verbgreenhouse effect, noungreenhouse gas, noungreen revolution, nounhabitat, nounnational park, nounnoise pollution, nounozone, nounozone-friendly, adjectiveparticulates, nounpoison, verbpollute, verbradioactive waste, nounradioactivity, nounrecyclable, adjectiverecycle, verbrecycling, nounreforestation, nounsewage, nounsewage works, nounsmog, nounsulphur dioxide, nountip, nountoxic waste, nounwaste disposal, nounwaste product, noun a gas, especially carbon dioxide or methane, that is thought to trap heat above the Earth and cause the greenhouse effect |