environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-VAR Someone's environment is all the circumstances, people, things, and events around them that influence their life. 环境

  例：

  Students in our schools are taught in a safe, secure environment.

  我校学生在安全无忧的环境中接受教育。

  例：

  The moral characters of men are formed not by heredity but by environment.

  人的品德不是由遗传而是由环境形成的。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Your environment consists of the particular natural surroundings in which you live or exist, considered in relation to their physical characteristics or weather conditions. 生存环境

  例：

  ...a safe environment for marine mammals.

  …一个适合海洋哺乳动物的安全环境。

• 3. 

  N-SING The environment is the natural world of land, sea, air, plants, and animals. 自然环境

  例：

  ...persuading people to respect the environment.

  …劝人们重视自然环境。