词汇 | over-exploit |
释义 | over-exploit verb[ T ] (alsooverexploit)uk /ˌəʊ.vər.ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ to use too much of something, especially a natural resource (= minerals, forests, coal, etc.): 过度开发,过度利用(尤指自然资源) The people of the wetland area had a sophisticated understanding of the need not to over-exploit its resources. If we continue to overexploit bluefin tuna, stocks will soon be gone.如果我们继续过度捕捞蓝鳍金枪鱼,鱼群将很快消失。 Related word over-exploitation Radical land reform would mean that families would no longer be compelled to over-exploit their land. Some conservationists believe that once wildlife is handed over to communities, there will always be a temptation to over-exploit it. We need to stop systematically destroying species' habitats or overexploiting them for our increasingly demanding lifestyles. Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint efficiency energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism reduce, reuse, recycleidiom runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester sequestration |
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