单词 | eco-calamity |
释义 | > as lemmaseco-calamity (a) eco-calamity, eco-damage, eco-problem, eco-tragedy, eco-vandalism, etc. ΚΠ 1969 New Scientist 2 Oct. 18/2 Some major eco-catastrophes seem bound to occur in the coming decades. 1977 Los Angeles Times 4 Sept. v. 6/1 All kinds of things could go wrong. They might well include eco-damage to areas under construction as potential new national parks. 1989 Boston Business (Nexis) Oct. Today's neglect will mean tomorrow's eco-nightmare. 1990 A. Toffler Powershift v. 377 [A] step up from eco-vandalism to full-scale eco-terrorism. 1991 Hobart Mercury (Nexis) 15 June [The] fire-fighting company gave a clipped ‘No comment’ when asked how they proposed to fight such an eco-calamity. 1992 N.Y. Times 18 Oct. ii. 13/5 Both ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ and ‘1492’ are politically correct enough to..emphasize hints of eco-tragedy to come. 1996 J. Doran Red Doran 164 They have a big eco-problem there now. 2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) vii. 188 He even described a possible eco-accident..: the sea turned purple due to contamination by that plant. < as lemmas |
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