WASTE Flashcards
mound /maʊnd/
a huge Stone Age mound was identified some years ago in Norway as waste disposal
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill:
to throw sth out of a window
The medieval answer to waste was to throw it out of the window
If you throw something into a particular place or position, you put it there in a quick and careless way.
municipal /mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/
However, during the Dark Ages, sophisticated municipal waste processing disappeared.
of or belonging to a town or city:
quá trình xử lý rác thải đô thị tinh vi đã biến mất.
incineration /ɪnˌsɪn.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/
The energy generated from waste incineration could be used to heat homes.
One of the main ways of dealing with MSW is incineration -burning it.
the process of burning something completely:
incineration /ɪnˌsɪn.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/
The energy generated from waste incineration could be used to heat homes.
One of the main ways of dealing with MSW is incineration -burning it.
the process of burning something completely:
dominant /ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/
Unemployment will be a dominant issue at the next election.
Another major form of waste treatment is using landfill sites - basically, burying the waste in the earth. Currently, this method is the dominant process used in the UK at over 80%
more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type:
densely populated countries
> > while densely populated and mountainous countries such as Switzerland and Japan dispose of relatively little this way.
quốc gia đông dân cư
immense /ɪˈmens/
the issue of waste becomes an immense problem in today’s society.
He inherited an immense fortune.
extremely large in size or degree:
vấn đề rác thải trở thành một vấn đề nhức nhối trong xã hội ngày nay.
Ông được thừa hưởng một gia tài kếch xù.
ingenuity /ˌɪn.dʒəˈnjuː.ə.ti/
I was impressed by the ingenuity and energy of the contestants.
It took some time and a little ingenuity, but we were able to rescue the animals.
someone’s ability to think of clever new ways of doing something:
discard /dɪˈskɑːd
Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.
to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it:
