environment

英 [ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt]

美 [ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt]

n.  (影响个体或事物行为或发展的)环境; 客观环境; 自然环境; 生态环境; (运行)环境; 工作平台; 软件包

复数：environments　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.702 / COCA.855

牛津词典

noun

• （影响个体或事物行为或发展的）环境；客观环境
  the conditions that affect the behaviour and development of sb/sth; the physical conditions that sb/sth exists in
  1. a pleasant working/learning environment
     令人愉快的工作 / 学习环境
  2. An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour.
     不幸的家庭环境可能对孩子的行为造成影响。
  3. They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
     他们创造了一种可以大大提高生产力的环境。
  4. the political environment
     政治环境
  5. tests carried out in a controlled environment
     在受控环境下进行的试验
• 自然环境；生态环境
  the natural world in which people, animals and plants live
  1. the Department of the Environment
     环境事务部
  2. measures to protect the environment
     保护环境的措施
  3. pollution of the environment
     环境污染
  4. damage to the environment
     对环境的破坏
• （运行）环境；工作平台；软件包
  the complete structure within which a user, computer or program operates
  1. a desktop development environment
     桌面开发环境

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 生活环境；周围状况
  Someone'senvironmentis all the circumstances, people, things, and events around them that influence their life.
  1. Pupils in our schools are taught in a safe, secure environment...
     我们学校的学生在安全无虑的环境中接受教育。
  2. The moral characters of men are formed not by heredity but by environment...
     人的道德品质不是遗传的，而是由环境塑造而成。
  3. The twins were separated at birth and brought up in entirely different environments.
     那对双胞胎一出生就被分开，在完全不同的环境中被抚养长大。
• N-COUNT 生存环境；特定自然环境
  Yourenvironmentconsists of the particular natural surroundings in which you live or exist, considered in relation to their physical characteristics or weather conditions.
  1. If our environment cools, then messages from the skin alert the body's thermostat.
     如果外在环境变冷，体表会将这一信息传递给身体的体温调节中枢。
  2. ...the maintenance of a safe environment for marine mammals.
     为海洋哺乳动物维持安全的生存环境
• N-SING 自然环境;生态环境
  The environmentis the natural world of land, sea, air, plants, and animals.
  1. ...Conservative spokesman on the environment.
     保守党有关自然环境问题的发言人
  2. ...persuading people to respect the environment.
     劝告人们保护生态环境

Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。

英英释义

noun

• the area in which something exists or lives
  1. the country--the flat agricultural surround
  Synonym:environssurroundingssurround
• the totality of surrounding conditions
  1. he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room

双语例句

• Helen described life in a weightless environment during her period in space.
  海伦描述了她身处太空时失重状态下的生活。
• The Energy Minister responded by saying that the opposition's concern for the environment was political opportunism.
  能源部长回应说，反对派对环境问题的关切是政治上的机会主义。
• There is little assessment of the damage to the natural environment
  几乎未对自然环境破坏程度作出评估。
• Nancy chose the product because it is better for the environment.
  南希选择这种产品是因为它更环保。
• It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to our environment and to all external stimuli.
  我们是通过神经系统使自己适应环境及所有外部刺激的。
• I disagree with the premise that economic development has priority over the environment.
  我不赞成经济发展应优先于环境保护这个前提。
• Pupils in our schools are taught in a safe, secure environment
  我们学校的学生在安全无虑的环境中接受教育。
• You need to understand how office politics influence the working environment.
  你需要了解办公室权术是如何影响工作氛围的。
• It was interesting to be in a different environment
  到一个全新的环境中是很有意思的。
• The protection of the environment is one of the basic state policies of the Chinese government.
  保护环境是中国政府的基本国策。