| 词汇 | biodegrade |
| 释义 | biodegrade verb[ I ] uk /ˌbaɪ.əʊ.dɪˈɡreɪd/ us /ˌbaɪ.oʊ.dɪˈɡreɪd/ to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful : 生物降解，生物分解 Some plastics are designed to biodegrade when their useful life is over.有些塑料被设计为过了有效使用期就可以生物降解。 Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism environmentally reduce, reuse, recycleidiom runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester sequestration You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Decaying and staying fresh Examples of biodegradebiodegrade The husks of the corn and the gourds would biodegrade, and nothing would be left of the festival except the memory of it in the minds of the par ticipants. If oil pollution occurs in the ocean, it remains; it does not biodegrade as quickly as it would in a warmer, more northerly climate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not biodegrade and therefore remains in the environment for a very long time. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It should be noted that fluoroacetamide biodegrades within a few months when in contact with soil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Spills of oil and various wastes, including human waste, do not biodegrade to the same extent as they do in the northern hemisphere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If aviation fuel were to be jettisoned it would biodegrade readily and therefore would not be expected to have a long-term impact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are told very glibly that, apart from decomposing it with detergents, nature will biodegrade it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are some organic substances that biodegrade rapidly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It endangers human health and is a persistent substance, one that does not biodegrade and is bio-accumulative, that is, it builds up in the body's cells. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We seek to increase the figure gradually over the next decade, to ensure that the products that might go into the water and cause a particular problem are biodegraded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The term biodegradable plastic has also been used by producers of specially modified petrochemical-based plastics that appear to biodegrade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cigarette filters made of cellulose acetate do eventually biodegrade, while some environmental groups claim filters containing plastic never fully biodegrade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bio-derived polyethylene is chemically and physically identical to traditional polyethylene it does not biodegrade but can be recycled. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If put into a home composting area, the card would completely biodegrade in about 40 days. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Because most organophosphate pesticides biodegrade relatively quickly, they are generally regarded as safe for use. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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