Environment Natural ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt Damage Working Marine Provide Hostile

• the government should do more to protect the environment.
• to preserve/pollute/harm the environment
• damage to the natural environment
• protection/destruction of the marine environment

environment

1. the natural world in which people, animals and plants live
• The government should do more to protect the environment.
• to preserve/pollute/harm the environment
• damage to the natural environment
• protection/destruction of the marine environment
• The environment minister expressed concern over pollution levels.

Extra Examples

• the Department of the Environment
• pollution of the environment
• The label identifies the products that are least harmful to the environment.
• factors that have a huge impact on the environment
• industries which damage the environment
• the amount of carbon in the environment
2. the conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives or operates or in which an activity takes place
• a pleasant work/learning environment
• Hospitals have a duty to provide a safe working environment for all staff.
• They have created an environment in which productivity should flourish.
• Polar bears are totally adapted to their hostile environment.
• We operate in a highly competitive business environment.
• The tests were carried out in a controlled environment.

Extra Examples

• A comfortable working environment will increase productivity.
• We aim to provide a pleasant working environment.
• An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour.
• Children learn best in their home environment.
• Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate environment.
• In today's competitive business environment, companies focus on minimizing costs.
• Investors are showing more caution in the current economic environment.
• the political environment
• She now had to transfer her design skills to a commercial environment.
• The cat walked around, exploring its new environment.
• The hospital architect tries to create an environment conducive to healing.
• This period provided a favourable environment for the spread of communism.
• Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment in which the birds live.
• an environment for economic growth
• an environment of fear
• creatures that have adapted to hostile desert environments
• marine life in its natural environment
• parents who strive to provide a stimulating environment for their children to grow up in
• people working in increasingly competitive environments
• the quality of our natural and built environments
• For many, school seemed to be a hostile environment.
• It didn't take long for them to adapt to the new environment.
• Pets may be unsettled in an unfamiliar environment.
• The quality of the learning environment is vital to children's education.
3. the complete structure (including hardware and software) within which a user, computer or program operates
• a desktop development environment