| 单词 | environmentalist |
| 释义 | environmentalist (once / 3671 pages) n If you're a true environmentalist, you care deeply enough about the natural world to make protecting it a real priority. You may even have made it your life's work. These days, there's no shortage of work for the world's environmentalists. What with climate change, oil spills, gas drilling, deforestation, and species decline (just to name a few), there's almost no time to breathe. Show me an environmentalist with nothing to do, and I'll show you someone who isn't paying attention. Environmentalists — people who work to protect the environment — often work hand in hand with conservationists, whose job is to protect and maintain as much of the natural world as possible. WORD FAMILYenvironmentalist: environmentalists+/environment: environmental, environments/environmental: environmentalism, environmentally/environmentalism: environmentalist USAGE EXAMPLESEnvironmentalists remain divided on the issue of carbon capture, said John Coequyt, global climate policy director for Sierra Club. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The U.S. government and many environmentalists also view electric vehicles as key to combating climate change. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Environmentalists counter that the issue is crucial because stormwater is the largest source of toxic pollution in Puget Sound. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) n someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper conservationist Rachel Louise Carson United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) Baroness Jackson of LodsworthEnglish economist and conservationist (1914-1981) Green an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party tree huggerderogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer a disputant who advocates reform |
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