Nature and Environment
(1)Geography, Environment
universe [ˈju:nɪvɜ:s]Cosmic
galaxy ['gæləksɪ] Galaxy
planet ['plænɪt] Planet
sun [sʌn] Sun
Mars [mɑːz]Mars
earth [ɜ:θ]Earth
moon [muːn] Moon; Moon
satellite [ˈsætəlaɪt] satellite ; artificial satellite
comet [ˈkɒmɪt]comet
star [stɑ:] star; star; star
pace [speɪs] space; space
atmosphere [ˈætməsfɪə] atmosphere; atmosphere
sky [skaɪ] sky, sky
world [wə:ld] World
nature ['neitʃə] Nature; Nature
enronment [ɪn’vaɪrənmənt] Environment
circumstance [ˈsɜːkəmstəns] Environment; Situation
altitude [ˈæltɪtjuːd] Altitude; height
longitude [ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd] meridian line; longitude
land [lænd] Land
island ['ailənd] Island; Island
mountain [`mauntin] Mountain; Mountain
hill [hil] Hill; Hill
peak [piːk] Top; Peak
ridge [rɪdʒ] Ridge; Roof
basin [ˈbeɪsn] Basin; Basin
sea [siː] Sea; Ocean
strait [streɪt] Strait
tide [taɪd] Tide (tide); Tide; Tide
iceberg [ˈaɪsbɜːɡ] Iceberg
shore [ʃɔː] Shore; seashore
bay [beɪ] Bay
harbour [ˈhɑːbə] (=harbor) Harbour
coast [kəʊst] Coast
beach [biːtʃ] Seashore; Beach
source [sɔːs] Source; Water source
river ['rivə(r)] River; River
freshwater ['freʃwɔ:tə(r)] Freshwater
lake [leɪk] Lake
canal [kəˈnæl] Canal; Waterway
delta [ˈdeltə] Delta
glacier [ˈɡlæsiə] Glacier; glacier
rapids [ˈræpɪdz] Rapids
valley [ˈvæli] (mountain) valley; basin
stream [striːm] small river, stream
canyon [ˈkænjən] canyon
waterfall [ˈwɔːtəfɔːl] waterfall
meander [miˈændə] (referring to rivers, etc.) meandering and slow flowing
forest ['fɒrist] Forest
desert [ˈdezət] Desert; Wasteland
jungle [ˈdʒʌŋɡl] Jungle
wood [wʊd] (small) woods; forest
bush [bʊʃ] shrubs (club); dwarf
(2) matter and energy
sand [sænd] sand, sand
stone [stəʊn] stone
marble [ˈmɑːbl] Marble
diamond [ˈdaɪəmənd] Diamond; diamond shaped
mineral [ˈmɪnərəl] Mineral; ore
brass [brɑːs] Brass; brass
gold [gəuld] Gold; gold; gold medal
tin [tɪn] Tin
amber [ˈæmbə] Amber; amber
bronze [brɒnz] Bronze; bronze; bronze artwork
soil [sɔɪl]soil
mud [mʌd] mud (slurry)
ash [æʃ] ash; ash
dust [dʌst] dust; dust; dust
clay [kleɪ] clay
energy[ˈenədʒi] energy, energy
coal [kəʊl] coal
oil[ɔɪl] Petroleum
power [pauə] Electricity; Capacity; Power; Power
petrol [ˈpetrəl] BE gasoline
gasoline [ˈɡæsəliːn] AE gasoline
fossil [ˈfɒsl] Fossil; (minerals) excavated from underground
fuel [ˈfjuːəl] Fuel
waste[weɪst] Waste, waste
methane [ˈmiːθeɪn] methane; biogas
gas [ɡæs] gasoline; gas; gas; poison gas
X-ray[ˈeks reɪ] X-ray, X-ray
fire ['faɪə] Fire; fire
flame [fleɪm] flame; light; enthusiasm
steam [stiːm] steam; water vapor
fibre[ˈfaɪbə] fiber; fiber products
vapour[ˈveɪpə] steam; water vapor
sound [saʊnd] sound
noise [nɔiz] noise; noise
voice [vɒɪs] sound
heat [hi:t] high temperature; heat
(3) climate, weather
climate [ˈklaɪmət] climate
weather ['weðə] Weather
observatory [əbˈzɜːvətri] Observatory; Observatory; Meteorological Observatory
air [eə] Sky; air; air
ice [ais] Ice
temperature ['tempəritʃə] Temperature
rain [reɪn] Rain; Rain water
fog [fɒɡ] Fog
cloud [klaud] Clouds; clouds and mist
shower ['ʃauə] showers
snow [snəu] snow
lightning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] lightning
flood [flʌd] flood; flood
drought [draʊt] drought; drought
frost [frɒst] frost; frost
mist [mɪst] mist
wind [wɪnd] Wind
disaster [dɪˈzɑːstə] Disaster; disaster
catastrophe [kəˈtæstrəfi] Great disaster
tornado [tɔːˈneɪdəʊ] Tornado; whirlwind
typhoon [taɪˈfuːn] typhoon
quake [kweɪk] Earthquake
tsunami [tsuːˈnɑːmi] Tsunami; Earthquake Tsunami
volcano [vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ] Volcano
lava [ˈlɑːvə] (Volcano ejected) lava ; Volcanic rock
hurricane [ˈhʌrɪkən] Hurricane; Storm
earthquake ['ə:θkweik] Earthquake
thunderstorm [ˈθʌndəstɔːm] Thunderstorm
storm [stɔ:m] Storm;
snowstorm [ˈsnəʊstɔːm] Storm
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