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Environment Natural ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt Damage Working Marine Provide Hostile

Word3 environment
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
Example
  • 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
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environment

(noun)/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
  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
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