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Ecology Study Animals Plants Noun Fragile Relationships People

The term "ecology" refers to the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment, and the balances within these relationships. It can also refer to a specific environment or ecosystem, like the ecology of a desert or a coral reef.

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word ecology
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]生态学 Ecology is the study of the relationships between plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balances between these relationships.
  • ...a senior lecturer in ecology.

    生态学高级讲师

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[N-VAR 可变名词]生态(环境);生态系统 When you talk about the ecology of a place, you are referring to the pattern and balance of relationships between plants, animals, people, and the environment in that place.
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  • ...the ecology of the rocky Negev desert in Israel.

    以色列多岩石的内盖夫沙漠生态系统

  • ...the extinction of the marshes' unique ecology...

    湿地独特生态的消亡

  • Global ecological efforts can easily be at odds with local ecologies.

    全球性生态保护工作很可能会和地方生态系统存在矛盾。


Oxford ecol·ogy / iˈkɒlədʒi ; NAmE iˈkɑːlədʒi / noun [uncountable ] the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment; the study of this 生态;生态学 plant/animal/human ecology 植物╱动物╱人类生态学 the ecology movement 生态保护运动 Oil pollution could damage the fragile ecologyof the coral reefs. 石油污染可能破坏珊瑚礁脆弱的生态环境。 ecology ecologies ecol·ogy / iˈkɒlədʒi ; NAmE iˈkɑːlədʒi /
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ecologye‧col‧o‧gy /ɪˈkɒlədʒi $ ɪˈkɑː-/ ●●○ noun [singular, uncountable]
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the way in which plants, animals, and people are related to each other and to their environment, or the scientific study of thisenvironment:  the natural ecology of the Earth plant ecologyCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + ecologyfragile (=weak or damaged, and in danger of being destroyed completely)· Exploring for oil will damage the island’s fragile ecology.plant/animal ecology (=the animals, plants etc that live in a particular place)· a new book about the plant ecology of this fascinating areamarine ecology (=in the sea)· Not much is known about the marine ecology of the Red Sea.rainforest ecology (=in a tropical rain forest)· a new study of rainforest ecology
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ecology

[iˈkɒlədʒi]

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生态(70%),生态学(30%)
n.生态学;社会生态学

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