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单词 eco-calamity
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eco-calamity
(a) eco-calamity, eco-damage, eco-problem, eco-tragedy, eco-vandalism, etc.
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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.
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