- [uncountable] (formal)
the production or sending out of light, heat, gas, etc. （光、热、气等的）发出，射出，排放 the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere 向大气排放二氧化碳 emission controls 排放管制
- [countable]
gas, etc. that is sent out into the air 排放物；散发物 Collocations The environmentThe environment 环境 Environmental damage 环境破坏 - cause/contribute to climate change/global warming
引起气候变化／全球变暖 - produce pollution/CO2/greenhouse (gas) emissions
产生污染／二氧化碳／温室气体排放 - damage/destroy the environment/a marine ecosystem/the ozone layer/coral reefs
破坏环境／海洋生态系统／臭氧层／珊瑚礁 - degrade ecosystems/habitats/the environment
使生态系统／栖息地／环境退化 - harm the environment/wildlife/marine life
危害环境／野生动物／海洋生物 - threaten natural habitats/coastal ecosystems/a species with extinction
构成对自然栖息地／沿海生态系统／物种灭绝的威胁 - deplete natural resources/the ozone layer
大量损耗自然资源／臭氧层 - pollute rivers and lakes/waterways/the air/the atmosphere/the environment/oceans
污染河流湖泊／航道／空气／大气层／环境／海洋 - contaminate groundwater/the soil/food/crops
污染地下水／土壤／食物／庄稼 - log forests/rainforests/trees
采伐森林／热带雨林／树木
Protecting the environment 保护环境 - address/combat/tackle the threat/effects/impact of climate change
设法解决／防止／应对气候变化带来的威胁／影响／冲击 - fight/take action on/reduce/stop global warming
对抗／采取行动应对／减缓／阻止全球变暖 - limit/curb/control air/water/atmospheric/environmental pollution
控制空气／水／大气／环境污染 - cut/reduce pollution/greenhouse gas emissions
减少污染／温室气体排放 - offset carbon/CO2 emissions
抵消碳／二氧化碳的排放 - reduce (the size of) your carbon footprint
减少碳足迹（量） - achieve/promote sustainable development
实现／促进可持续发展 - preserve/conserve biodiversity/natural resources
保持生物多样性；保护自然资源 - protect endangered species/a coastal ecosystem
保护濒危物种／沿海生态系统 - prevent/stop soil erosion/overfishing/massive deforestation/damage to ecosystems
防止／阻止水土流失／过度捕捞／大面积森林砍伐／对生态系统的破坏 - raise awareness of environmental issues
增强环境意识 - save the planet/the rainforests/an endangered species
拯救地球／热带雨林／濒危物种
Energy and resources 能源和资源 - conserve/save/consume/waste energy
保护／节约／消耗／浪费能源 - manage/exploit/be rich in natural resources
管理／开发／有丰富的自然资源 - dump/dispose of hazardous/toxic/nuclear waste
倾倒／处理有害／有毒／核废料 - dispose of/throw away litter/(especially British English) rubbish/(especially North American English) garbage/(North American English) trash/sewage
处理／扔掉垃圾／废物；排放污水 - use/be made from recycled/recyclable/biodegradable material
使用回收／可回收／可生物降解材料；由回收／可回收／可生物降解材料制成 - recycle bottles/packaging/paper/plastic/waste
回收瓶子／包装材料／纸／塑料／废品 - promote/encourage recycling/sustainable development/the use of renewable energy
促进／鼓励回收利用／可持续发展／使用可再生能源 - develop/invest in/promote renewable energy
研发／投资／推动可再生能源 - reduce your dependence/reliance on fossil fuels
减少对化石燃料的依赖 - get/obtain/generate/produce electricity from wind, solar and wave power/renewable sources
利用风、太阳能、潮汐／可再生能源发电 - build/develop a (50-megawatt/offshore) wind farm
修建一座（50 兆瓦／海上）风力发电站 - install/be fitted with/be powered by solar panels
安装太阳能板；由太阳能板提供动力
Extra ExamplesWe must take action to cut vehicle emissions. 我们必须采取措施降低车辆尾气排放。 global emissions of carbon dioxide 二氧化碳的全球排放 measures to reduce harmful emissions from traffic 减少交通工具有害排放物的措施 the Kyoto protocol on cutting greenhouse gas emissions 削减温室气体排放的京都议定书
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- harmful
- noxious
- toxic
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- generate
- produce
- curb
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- increase
- decrease
- fall
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- levels
- rates
- emissions from
- cause/contribute to climate change/global warming
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘emanation’): from Latin emissio(n-), from emiss- ‘sent out’, from the verb emittere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + mittere ‘send’.