书籍 Insight - 中级 - 单元 4 - 4A

to affect more people or a wider area

传播, 扩散

to move to a new place or position

重新安置, 迁移

to completely disappear or cease to exist

灭绝, 消失

to leave a place to be safe from a dangerous situation

撤离, 疏散

to cause something to remain in its original state without any significant change

保持, 保护

for one more instance

再次, 又一次

with something or someone else

一起, 与

in or through the space that separates two or more things or people

在...之间, 在...中间

to a degree or extent that is sufficient or necessary

足够地, 够了

either one of two equal parts of a thing

一半, 半数

to a specific extent or degree

部分地, 在某种程度上

beyond the appropriate or necessary amount, often to a point that is undesirable or harmful

太多, 过多

a permanent change in global or regional climate patterns, including temperature, wind, and rainfall

气候变化

the extensive removal of forests, typically causing environmental damage

森林砍伐

an illness in a human, animal, or plant that affects health

疾病, 病

a long period of time when there is not much raining

干旱, 缺雨

the sudden movement and shaking of the earth's surface, usually causing damage

地震

a situation where there is not enough food that causes hunger and death

饥荒, 食物短缺

to become covered or filled by water

洪水淹没, 被水覆盖

a change in water, air, etc. that makes it harmful or dangerous

污染, 污染物

the condition of lacking enough money or income to afford basic needs like food, clothing, etc.

贫穷

the state of being without a job

失业

the process of people moving from rural areas to urban areas, resulting in the growth of cities and the expansion of urban areas

城市化, 城镇化

the sudden release of lava, gases, and ash from a volcano

火山喷发, 火山爆发

the rapid spread of an infectious disease within a specific population, community, or region, affecting a significant number of individuals at the same time

流行病, 疫情

to clean something by using water to make the dirt or other substances go away

冲洗掉, 清洗

causing severe damage, destruction, or emotional distress

毁灭性的, 引起严重破坏的

the act or process of making a substance or place dirty or polluted, especially by dangerous substances

污染, 杂质

to remain alive after enduring a specific hazardous or critical event

幸存, 生存

used to show that something happened or is true, even though there was a difficulty or obstacle that might have prevented it

尽管, 虽然

to cause damage to something in a way that it no longer exists, works, etc.

摧毁, 毁灭

the likelihood of experiencing harm, damage, or injury

危险, 风险

a deadly substance that can kill or seriously harm if it enters the body

毒药