单词 | global warming |
释义 | global warming (once / 3305 pages) n Global warming is the ongoing rise in the average earth's atmospheric temperature. One of the most serious issues in the world is global warming. It’s not just that the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere is increasing, but that it’s the fault of humans because of how our actions — especially burning fossil fuels — affect our environment. Global warming has already been a disaster for some animals, especially polar bears whose glacier homes are melting. It remains to be seen how bad global warming will get and what we will do about it. WORD FAMILYglobal warming USAGE EXAMPLESIn November he wrote an article wherein he claimed that the recent record temperatures were a result of El Niño, not global warming. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) That list would be topped by Davis Guggenheim’s An Inconvenient Truth, about Al Gore’s mission to get the planet to wake up to global warming. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Energy-efficiency rules are desperately needed to improve air quality, combat global warming and to enable America to meet its domestic and international goals. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) n an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes) Hyper heating, warming the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature |
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