environmentnoun
uk/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/environment noun (NATURE)
the environment [ S ]
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- The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment.
- We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.
- We won't invest in any company that pollutes the environment.
- A dangerous amount of radioactivity was released into the environment last month.
- It would be better for the environment if more people used bikes rather than cars.
B1 the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live:
Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect on the environment.
We're not doing enough to protect the environment from pollution.
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- recycled
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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environment noun (SURROUNDINGS)
B2 [ C ] the conditions that you live or work in and the way that they influence how you feel or how effectively you can work:
The office is quite bright and airy - it's a pleasant working environment.
As a parent you try to create a stable home environment.
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- A loving family environment gives children that sense of stability and permanence which they need.
- Industry is still a mainly male environment.
- Studies show that if a working environment is pleasant, productivity increases.
- Given the right environment, children are like sponges and will soak up information.
- Adaptability is a necessary quality in an ever-changing work environment.
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Towns & regions: environments & localities
- arrondissement
- backyard
- belt
- environs
- field
- hood
- in your backyard idiom
- locale
- locality
- localize
- locally
- milieu
- neck
- neighbourhood
- pitch
- surround
- surroundings
- this, our, etc. neck of the woods idiom
- turf
- vicinity
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