đŋ Environment Vocabulary (IELTS)
1. Pollution
Meaning (English): Harmful substances in air, water, or soil
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Air pollution is increasing in big cities due to vehicles.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻŦā§ āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. Deforestation
Meaning: Cutting down forests on a large scale
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§
Sentence: Deforestation is a major cause of climate change.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖāĨ¤
3. Climate change
Meaning: Long-term change in weather patterns
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ
Sentence: Climate change is affecting global temperatures.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
4. Ecosystem
Meaning: A community of living things and their environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ
Sentence: Forest ecosystems are very sensitive to human activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ āϏāĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞāĨ¤
5. Biodiversity
Meaning: Variety of plants and animals in an area
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝ
Sentence: Tropical rainforests have high biodiversity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰā§āώā§āĻŽāĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞā§ā§ āĻŦāύ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤
6. Renewable energy
Meaning: Energy from natural sources that do not run out
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Solar power is a type of renewable energy.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤
7. Conservation
Meaning: Protection of nature and wildlife
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Wildlife conservation is essential for balance in nature.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
8. Sustainable
Meaning: Able to continue without harming the environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ
Sentence: We need sustainable development for the future.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻāύā§āύā§āύ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
9. Greenhouse gases
Meaning: Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻāϏ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ
Sentence: Greenhouse gases contribute to global warming.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻāϏ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžā§āύ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
10. Global warming
Meaning: Increase in Earth’s average temperature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžā§āύ
Sentence: Global warming is a serious environmental issue.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
11. Recycle
Meaning: Use waste materials again
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We should recycle plastic to reduce waste.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
12. Waste management
Meaning: Process of handling garbage properly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž
Sentence: Proper waste management keeps cities clean.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻļāĻšāϰāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
13. Carbon footprint
Meaning: Amount of carbon dioxide produced by activities
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ
Sentence: Using public transport reduces your carbon footprint.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŖāĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽā§āĨ¤
14. Environmental degradation
Meaning: Damage to the natural environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Industrial waste causes environmental degradation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
15. Pollution control
Meaning: Methods to reduce pollution
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ
Sentence: Governments are working on pollution control policies.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋā§āύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
16. Emission
Meaning: Release of gases or pollution into the air
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύ
Sentence: Car emissions are a major source of air pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžā§āĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āĻĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§ āĻā§āϏāĨ¤
17. Carbon emission
Meaning: Release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύ
Sentence: Reducing carbon emissions is essential to fight global warming.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāώā§āĻŖāĻžā§āύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϰā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
18. Renewable resources
Meaning: Natural resources that can be replaced naturally
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
Sentence: Wind and solar energy are renewable resources.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻ āϏā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
19. Non-renewable resources
Meaning: Resources that cannot be replaced easily
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ
Sentence: Coal and oil are non-renewable resources.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻ āϤā§āϞ āĻ
āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤
20. Ozone layer
Meaning: Layer that protects Earth from harmful UV rays
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āύ āϏā§āϤāϰ
Sentence: The ozone layer is being damaged by chemicals.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰāĻžāϏāĻžā§āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻāĻā§āύ āϏā§āϤāϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
21. Acid rain
Meaning: Rain containing harmful acids from pollution
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ
Sentence: Acid rain damages forests and buildings.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻŽā§āϞ āĻŦā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāύ āĻ āĻāĻŦāύ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
22. Habitat destruction
Meaning: Damage or loss of natural living space of animals
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāϞ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ
Sentence: Habitat destruction threatens wildlife survival.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻžāϏāϏā§āĻĨāϞ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ
āϏā§āϤāĻŋāϤā§āĻŦāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĨ¤
23. Wildlife protection
Meaning: Protection of animals in nature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ
Sentence: Wildlife protection laws should be strictly enforced.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻ ā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
24. Environmental sustainability
Meaning: Maintaining environment for future generations
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻāϤāĻž
Sentence: Environmental sustainability is important for the planet.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻāϤāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
25. Urbanization
Meaning: Growth of cities and towns
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻāϰāĻžā§āĻŖ
Sentence: Urbanization increases environmental pressure.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻāϰāĻžā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžā§āĨ¤
26. Industrial waste
Meaning: Waste produced by factories
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Sentence: Industrial waste pollutes rivers and soil.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒ āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻĻā§ āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
27. Sewage
Meaning: Wastewater from homes and industries
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ
Sentence: Untreated sewage harms aquatic life.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āĻāĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
28. Soil erosion
Meaning: Removal of top layer of soil
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āώā§
Sentence: Deforestation increases soil erosion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āώ⧠āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžā§āĨ¤
29. Natural disaster
Meaning: Sudden harmful event caused by nature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϝā§āĻ
Sentence: Floods and earthquakes are natural disasters.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻž āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϝā§āĻāĨ¤
30. Environmental awareness
Meaning: Knowledge about protecting environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž
Sentence: Schools should promote environmental awareness.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻā§āϞā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻā§āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
đ Academic Collocations (Environment â Examiner Level)
1. Severe environmental degradation
Meaning: serious damage to the environment
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Industrialization has led to severe environmental degradation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒāĻžā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
2. Rapid deforestation rate
Meaning: very fast destruction of forests
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ
Sentence: The rapid deforestation rate is alarming for biodiversity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻāύāĻāĨ¤
3. Sustainable environmental practices
Meaning: eco-friendly long-term methods
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Governments should promote sustainable environmental practices.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻā§āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
4. Irreversible ecological damage
Meaning: damage that cannot be repaired
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Plastic pollution can cause irreversible ecological damage.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
5. Environmental conservation efforts
Meaning: actions to protect nature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻ
Sentence: Environmental conservation efforts must be strengthened.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻĻā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
6. Greenhouse gas emissions
Meaning: gases causing global warming
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻāϏ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύ
Sentence: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global priority.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰāĻŋāύāĻšāĻžāĻāϏ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĨ¤
7. Ecological imbalance
Meaning: disturbance in natural balance
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻšā§āύāϤāĻž
Sentence: Overfishing causes ecological imbalance in oceans.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻšā§āύāϤāĻž āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
8. Renewable energy sources
Meaning: natural energy like solar/wind
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϏ
Sentence: Countries are shifting towards renewable energy sources.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻļāĻā§āϞ⧠āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϏā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§āĨ¤
9. Carbon-intensive activities
Meaning: activities producing high carbon emissions
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽ
Sentence: Air travel is a carbon-intensive activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĨ¤
10. Climate change mitigation
Meaning: efforts to reduce climate change
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāύ
Sentence: Governments must invest in climate change mitigation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋā§ā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
11. Environmental sustainability policies
Meaning: rules for protecting environment long-term
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Strong environmental sustainability policies are needed.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻāϏāĻ āύā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύāĨ¤
12. Natural resource depletion
Meaning: reduction of natural resources
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§
Sentence: Overconsumption leads to natural resource depletion.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āώ⧠āĻāĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
13. Waste disposal management
Meaning: proper handling of waste
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž
Sentence: Waste disposal management is a major urban challenge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāϰā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§ āĻļāĻšā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĨ¤
14. Air quality deterioration
Meaning: worsening of air condition
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ
Sentence: Traffic congestion causes air quality deterioration.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϝāĻžāύāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
15. Environmental protection laws
Meaning: legal rules to protect nature
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāĻāύ
Sentence: Strict environmental protection laws should be enforced.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āϏā§āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
đ Band 9 Environment Idioms
1. Go green
Meaning: to become environmentally friendly
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Sentence: Many companies are trying to go green to reduce pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āĻšāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤
2. A double-edged sword
Meaning: something that has both good and bad effects
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§
Sentence: Industrialization is a double-edged sword for the environment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒāĻžā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĨ¤
3. At a crossroads
Meaning: at a critical decision point
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŽā§ā§ā§
Sentence: The world is at a crossroads regarding climate action.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώā§ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŽā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
4. Tip of the iceberg
Meaning: a small part of a much bigger problem
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļ
Sentence: Air pollution is just the tip of the iceberg of environmental issues.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžā§ā§āĻĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĨ¤
5. Play with fire
Meaning: to take dangerous risks
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāύāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻā§āĻž
Sentence: Ignoring climate change is like playing with fire.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āύ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤā§āĨ¤
6. A wake-up call
Meaning: something that warns people to take action
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤ
Sentence: Floods are a wake-up call for climate action.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻž āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§ā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āύā§āĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϤāĨ¤
7. Save for a rainy day
Meaning: to conserve resources for future use
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We should save natural resources for a rainy day.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
8. In hot water
Meaning: in trouble or serious situation
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžā§ āĻĒā§āĻž
Sentence: The country is in hot water due to rising pollution levels.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻĻā§āĻļāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžā§ āĻĒā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
9. Breathe new life into
Meaning: to revive or improve something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž
Sentence: Renewable energy can breathe new life into the environment.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŦāĻžā§āύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻā§ āύāϤā§āύ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
10. The green light
Meaning: permission to proceed
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž
Sentence: The government gave the green light to forest conservation projects.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύ āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
11. Turn the tide
Meaning: to change a situation for the better
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: Strict laws can turn the tide against pollution.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻāύ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
12. Clean bill of health
Meaning: something declared safe or healthy
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻž
Sentence: The river received a clean bill of health after restoration.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āύāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āύāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§ā§ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
13. Out of the woods
Meaning: out of danger or difficulty
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻž
Sentence: The ecosystem is not yet out of the woods.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤā§āϤāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻāĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻšā§āύāĻŋāĨ¤
14. Save the planet
Meaning: protect Earth from damage
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence: We must act now to save the planet.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻā§ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
15. Green thumb
Meaning: skill in growing plants
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āĻāĻžāώ⧠āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž
Sentence: She has a green thumb and grows many plants at home.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž āĻāĻžāώ⧠āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āϞāĻžāĻāĻžā§āĨ¤
