| 单词 | greenhouse gas |
| 释义 | greenhouse gas (once / 4583 pages) n WORD FAMILY greenhouse gas: greenhouse gases, greenhouse gasses USAGE EXAMPLESCompounds like nitrous oxide are powerful greenhouse gases. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) The unusually warm conditions fit into a long-term trend fueled by ever-increasing greenhouse gas concentrations resulting from human activities. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The world’s first comprehensive climate agreement set nation-by-nation goals for emissions of greenhouse gases and created a fund to help poorer nations comply. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) n a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation Syn|Hypo|Hyper greenhouse emission CFC, chlorofluorocarbon a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans CO2, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid gasa heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis HFC, hydrofluorocarbona fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing PFC, perfluorocarbona powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum sulfur hexafluoride, sulphur hexafluoridea colorless gas that is soluble in alcohol and ether; a powerful greenhouse gas widely used in the electrical utility industry HCFC, hydrochlorofluorocarbona fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere blackdamp, chokedampthe atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life Freonany one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant gas a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
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