Unit 3 Environmental Protection 一轮复习词汇讲解讲义-2024届高三英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

UNIT 3 Environmental Protection graph [ɡræf] n.图;图表;曲线图 emission[iˈmɪʃn] n.排放物;散发物;排放 例 That prevented the emission of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. 那阻止了5,180 万吨二氧化碳的排放。(教材原句) melt*[melt] vi.&vt.(使)融化;熔化;软化 例It was warmer now, and the snow was beginning to melt.现在天气暖和了,雪也开始融化了。 starve[stɑːv] vi.&vt.(使)挨饿;饿死 例 An expert who has studied polar bears for many years said that from the position of its dead body, the bear appeared to have starved and died.一位多年研究北极熊的专家称，从它尸体的位置来看,这只北极熊似乎是饿死的。 (教材原句) 搭 starve to death 饿死 The old man was starved to death. 那们老人被饿死了。 seal* [siːl]  n. 海豹 ecology [iˈkɒlədʒi] n. 生态;生态学 release [rɪˈliːs] vt.&n.排放;释放;发布 搭 release... from... 把……从……排放/释放 例 The factory keeps releasing smoke, making the air dirty.这座工厂不停地排放烟雾，污染了空气。 methane [ˈmiːθeɪn] n.甲烷;沼气 carbon [ˈkɑːbən]  n.碳 dioxide* [daɪˈɒksaɪd] n.二氧化物 carbon dioxide 二氧化碳 例Carbon dioxide consists of carbon and oxygen.二氧化碳由碳和氧组成。 habitable[ˈhæbɪtəbl]adj. 适合居住的 例It would cost a fortune to make the place habitable要想让这个地方可以住人得花一大笔钱。 sustain [səˈsteɪn] vt.维持;遭受;承受住 例She found it difficult to sustain the children's interest.她发现很难维持孩子们的兴趣。 Two of the fire-fighters sustained serious injuries. 有两名消防员受了重伤。 【高考真题】 Here are five ways to sustain(保持)long-distance friendships. 这里有五种维持长途友谊的方法。(2022全国乙卷 阅读) sustainable [səˈsteɪnəbl] adj.可持续的;合理利用的 例 Cycling is a totally sustainable form of transport.骑自行车是一种很环保的交通方式。 fossil*[ˈfɒsl]n.化石 fuel[ˈfjuːəl] n.燃料;刺激性言行 fossil fuel 化石燃料(如煤或石油) comprehensive[ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv]  adj.全部的;所有的;详尽的 例We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products.我们为客户提供全面的金融产品。 worldwide[ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd] adv.遍及全球地adj.世界各地的;影响全世界的 例About 400 earthquakes occur worldwide every day, more than a hundred thousand in a year.全世界每天大约有400次地震发生,一年有 10 万多次。 trend[trend]n.趋势;趋向;动向 The trend of the coast line is to the south.海岸线向南延伸。 The river trends(towards)the east.这条河向东流。 【短语·搭配】 a trend towards sth.朝……的趋势或趋向 例 Climate scientists have warned that if we do not take appropriate act