trot something out to give options, excuses, reasons etc that you have used too many times and that do not seem sincere Steve trotted out the same old excuses. When protesters erupted, the other side trotted out an old argument often used by foresters: bark beetles were going to eat up the forest and the only way to avoid this catastrophe was to move infested trees. play something out If an event or situation is played out or plays itself…
miss out on to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you Prepare food in advance to ensure you don’t miss out on the fun! And so the grizzly bear population declines and tourists miss out on a trip of a lifetime.
be strewn with something to scatter things around a large area The street was strewn with broken glass. The landscape around it was strewn with boulders, which underscored the barrenness of this high plateau. boulder – a large rounded piece of rock hold out to continue to successfully defend a place that is being attacked The revels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived. For a moment I was speechless as I thought about how long this…
out of the picture if someone is out of the picture, they are no longer involved in a situation Injury has effectively put Woods out of the picture as far as international matches are concerned. But even leaving industry out of the picture, we’d still be left with the impact of having nothing but remnant or replanted forests.
물이 증발하면서 기온을 떨어뜨린다는 것은 모두 잘 알고 있다. 이런 현상 덕분에 날씨가 더운 여름철에 우리 몸은 체온이 너무 높이 올라가지 않도록 땀을 발산시킨다. 숲 또한 동일한 역할을 하고 있다. 숲은 증산작용으로 엄청난 양의 물을 발산한다. 뜨거운 여름 날 너도밤나무 한 그루가 하루동안 증산하는 물의 양은 500리터에 달한다. 이런 증산작용으로 숲의 온도를 많이 떨어뜨릴 수 있다. 우리가 여름 날 숲에 들어가면 이 효과를 직접 느낄 수 있다. 이 뚜렷한 차이는 햇볕에 있다가 숲 속으로 걸어 들어갈 때 단순히 나무 그늘로…
나무는 두 가지 관점에서 친환경적이라 할 수 있다. 첫째, 나무는 재생이 가능하다는 것이다. 나무가 벌목이되고 난 후 그 자리에 경작지나 도시화로 인한 건물을 짓지 않는다면 다시 나무를 심어서 재생시킬 수 있다. 둘째, 나무가 사용될 때 탄소중립적이다. 나무가 장작불이나 화로에서 연소될 때 발생되는 이산화탄소는 대기중에서 온실가스로 인식되지만 이 양은 나무가 자라면서 광합성에 의해 흡수하고 저장했던 이산화탄소 양 보다 많을 수는 없다.
give in to pressure do what people want you to do He eventually gave in to pressure and resigned. Instead the forest agencies give in to pressure and offer displaced pasture residents a home. commandeer – to take someone else’s property for your own use, especially during a war : The local hotel was commandeered for the wounded.
with bated breath feeling very anxious or excited He waited for a reply to his offer with bated breath. We waited with bated breath for the flowers and then the fruit. run out of steam to no longer have the energy or the desire to continue doing something, especially because you are tired I usually just let her yell until she runs out of steam. That’s impressive because most of our native trees in Germany – the beech, for instance…
plume of smoke/dust/gas/spray etc a cloud of smoke, dust etc which rises up into the air A black plum of smoke rose above the city Plumes of black smoke are also a regular sight near homes in isolated areas outside the villages – a sign that people here still burn their garbage. rough and ready Not perfect, but good enough for a particular purpose The tests are only a rough and ready guide to a pupil’s future development. We don’t…
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