- environment
- noun1 conditions of the place where you areADJECTIVE▪ immediate▪
Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate environment.
▪ external▪ alien, new, unfamiliar▪ natural▪marine life in its natural environment
▪ changing, ever-changing (esp. AmE)▪ comfortable, protected, safe, secure, stable▪ friendly, supportive▪ hospitable, pleasant▪ clean, healthy▪ stimulating▪ favourable/favorable, ideal▪This period provided an ideal environment for the spread of communism.
▪ uncertain, unstable▪ dangerous▪ noisy▪ competitive▪ stressful▪ extreme, harsh, hostile▪ fragile▪Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment in which the birds live.
▪ built, urban▪the quality of our natural and built environments
▪ rural▪ cold, warm▪ aquatic, coastal, forest, marine, mountain▪ domestic, family, home▪Children learn best in their home environment.
▪ physical▪ cultural, emotional, social▪ office, work, working, workplace▪A comfortable working environment will increase productivity.
▪ online▪ classroom, educational, learning, school, teaching, training▪ economic, financial▪Investors are showing more caution in the current economic environment.
▪ political▪ business, commercial, corporate▪She now had to transfer her design skills to a commercial environment.
▪ professionalVERB + ENVIRONMENT▪ create, foster, provide▪parents who strive to provide a stimulating environment for their children to grow up in
▪ adapt to▪creatures that have adapted to hostile desert environments
▪ alter, change▪ shape▪ improve▪ explore▪The cat walked around, exploring its new environment.
▪ controlPREPOSITION▪ in an/the environment▪people working in increasingly competitive environments
▪ environment for▪an environment for economic growth
▪ environment of▪an environment of fear
PHRASES▪ an environment conducive to sth▪The hospital architect tries to create an environment conducive to healing.
▪ today's environment▪In today's competitive business environment, companies focus on minimizing costs.
2 the environment the natural worldADJECTIVE▪ natural▪ global, world▪ localVERB + THE ENVIRONMENT▪ preserve, protect, safeguard, save▪The government should do more to protect the environment.
▪ clean up, improve▪ affect, have an impact on, impact (AmE)▪factors that have a huge impact on the environment
▪ damage, harm, pollute▪industries which damage the environment
▪ threatenENVIRONMENT + NOUN▪ agency, committee, department, group (all esp. BrE)▪ chief (BrE), minister (esp. BrE)▪ spokesman, spokeswoman (both BrE)▪ correspondent, editor (both BrE)▪ policy (esp. BrE)▪ protection (esp. BrE)▪ issuesPREPOSITION▪ in the environment▪the amount of carbon in the environment
PHRASES▪ conservation of the environment, protection of the environment▪ damage to the environment▪farming methods that minimize damage to the environment
▪ harmful to the environment▪The label identifies the products that are least harmful to the environment.
▪ pollution of the environment
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
