ecosystem
英
/ˈiːkəʊsɪstəm/
  
美
/ˈiːkoʊsɪstəm/
 
n.
生态系统
复数： ecosystems
记忆技巧：eco 生态；经济 + system 系统 → 生态系统
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牛津词典
noun
生态系统
all the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment

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柯林斯词典
ecosystem
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N-COUNT 生态系统
An ecosystem is all the plants and animals that live in a particular area together with the complex relationship that exists between them and their environment.
Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert.

马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。

英英释义
noun

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a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
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The ecosystem will be thrown out of whack. 

生态系统将会失去平衡。

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This unique ecosystem may soon be under pressure. 

这个独特的生态系统可能很快就会面临压力。

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Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 

马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。

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The most successful economic ecosystems contain a variety of big and small companies: silicon Valley boasts long-established names as well as an ever-changing array of start-ups. 

包含大大小小的多种经济成分才是最成功的经济生态系统：硅谷自豪地拥有着久负盛名的企业，同时也有一系列不断创新的初创企业。

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A decade ago, this island's ecosystem was in   chaos. 

十年前，这座岛屿的生态系统陷入混乱。

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More than a decade later, there was no sign of the ecosystem re-building itself. 

十多年后，这一生态系统也没有一丝自我复原的迹象。

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Companies that have long focused on hardware now have to think of ecosystems instead to give consumers practical solutions to their everyday problems. 

一直以来关注硬件的企业现在不得不转而考虑生态系统，为消费者提供解决日常生活问题的实用方法。

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Managing ecosystems sustainably is more profitable than exploiting them, according to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. 

根据千禧年生态系统评估报告，对生态系统进行可持续的管理和开发远比过度开发它更有效益。

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Because if we aren't, we won't be providing much value in future ecosystems, and that may put in question the foundation for our existence. 

因为若不是这样的话，我们就不能对未来的生态体系提供太多价值，这可能会使我们存在的受到本质上的质疑。

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Migrating birds affect ecosystems both at home and at their winter destinations, and disrupting the traditional routes could have unexpected side effects. 

正在迁徙的鸟类对其繁殖地和过冬目的地的生态系统都会产生影响，而中断传统路线可能还会产生意想不到的副作用。

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It is home to one of the world's finest marine ecosystems, with more than 1,300 species of fish and 700 species of coral. 

作为世界上拥有最好的海洋生态系统的国家之一，这里有1，300多种鱼类和700多种珊瑚。

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As trees outgrow their ideal habitats in the face of climate change, these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help in replanting trees. 

面对气候的变化，随着树的生长超出其理想的生长环境的适应限度，这些会飞的生态工程师们在重新植树方面帮了大忙。

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From the standpoint of a traditional educator, this outcome indicated that schooling had failed to help students think about ecosystems and extinction, major scientific ideas. 

从传统教育者的观点来看,这一结果表明,学校教育未能帮助学生思考生态系统和生物灭绝这些主要科学思想。

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How does an ecosystem work? 

生态系统是怎么运作的？

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Prevention is key, scientists says because once ecosystems pass their tipping point, it is remarkably difficult for them to return ． 

科学家说,预防是关键,因为一旦生态系统过了临界点,它们就很难恢复了。

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Mathematical models have also revealed that food webs may be unstable, where small changes of top predators can lead to big effects throughout entire ecosystems ． 

数学模型也揭示了食物网可能是不稳定的,食物网中顶级捕食者的微小变化会对整个生态系统产生巨大影响。

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This view is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as clmbers go through five ecosystems in the space of a few kilometers ． 

这一景象在乞力马扎罗山尤为显著，因为爬山者会在短短几公里的路程中穿过五种生态系统。

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By connecting directly with customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems, small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys ． 

通过与客户直接联系,快速应对市场和生态系统的变化,小农户可以领先大农户一步。

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Ideally, the system would tell us when to adapt human activities that are pushing an ecosystem toward a breakdown or would even allow us to pull an ecosystem back from the borderline ． 

理想情况下,这个系统会告诉我们何时调整人类活动，将生态系统推向崩溃边缘，甚至能让我们将它从那个边缘抢救回来。

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He also writes articles, hoping that more people will join in protecting natural ecosystems. 

他还撰写文章，希望更多的人加入到保护自然生态系统的行列中来。

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There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 

森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统

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This destroyed the ecosystem of the island. 

这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。

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Studying the impact of urban ecosystem on black-napped orioles in Taiwan. 

研究都市林生态系统对黄鹂栖息的影响

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Amphibian is an important specie in ecosystem and has profound meaning in the ecotoxicology evaluation. 

两栖类是生态系统中的重要物种，并且对环境毒理评价有着深远意义。

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This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region ecosystem. 

马泰拉地区是保存最为完好、典型的史前穴居人定居点。

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By restoring ecosystems, he said that "we can drive a transformation that will contribute to the achievement of all the Sustainable Development Goals." 

通过恢复生态系统，可以推动一场变革，这将有助于实现所有可持续发展目标。

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It's like biology: an ecosystem where microbes are promiscuously swapping genes and traits, evolution speeds up. 

就像生物学：一个一群微生物混杂地交换基因和特性的生态系统，进化加速了

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Ng, who works in the pet food industry, saw chicken keeping as a good way to educate his children about pet nutrition and ecosystems. 

从事宠物食品行业的Ng认为，养鸡是教育孩子宠物营养和生态系统的好方式。

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But it's undeniable how much plastic trash we've introduced into marine ecosystems, and the wonderful durability of plastic guarantees it'll be an issue for years to come. 

不过我们带给海洋生态系统多少塑胶垃圾是无可否认的事实，而塑胶极佳的耐用度也保证了它在未来几年会是一项议题。

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But this year, cherry blossom season has come and gone in the blink of an eye, in one of the earliest blooms on record--and scientists warn it's a symptom of the larger climate crisis threatening ecosystems everywhere. 

人们举办赏花会来庆祝，蜂拥到热门景点拍照，在樱花树下野餐。但是今年，樱花季眨眼之间来了又去，花期前所未有地早。科学家警告说，这预示着更大规模威胁各地生态系统的气候危机即将到来。

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词根词缀
前缀
eco- 生态；经济
ecologyn. 生态学

eco 生态；经济 + logy …学 → 生态学

economicadj. 经济（学）的

eco 生态；经济 + nom …学 + ic …的 → 经济（学）的

economyn. 经济；经济制度

eco 生态；经济 + nomy …学 → 经济；经济制度

ecosystemn. 生态系统

eco 生态；经济 + system 系统 → 生态系统

ecotourismn. 生态旅游

eco 生态；经济 + tourism 旅游 → 生态旅游

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