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词汇 Waldsterben
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Definition of Waldsterben in English:

Waldsterben

noun ˈvaltˌʃtɛrbnˈvaltˌʃtɛːb(ə)n
mass noun

  • Disease and death in forest trees in central Europe as a result of atmospheric pollution.

    （大气污染造成的欧洲中部的）森林树木死亡

    the politicians of Europe were galvanized by Waldsterben unlike any environmental issue
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Back in the 80s I did several feature stories for American Forests Magazine on Waldsterben.
    • Acid rain from fossil-fuel pollution damaged the forest that remained so much that the term Waldsterben (forest death) was coined a few decades ago.
    • In the case of Waldsterben in central Europe, three types of symptoms typify the recent changes that have taken place in many species of trees under a wide variety of ecological conditions.
    • The main causes of the pollution responsible for Waldsterben are industrial plants and traffic.
    • So the debate about what causes this deficiency has become central to the wider argument about Waldsterben.

Origin

1980s: from German, from Wald 'forest' + Sterben 'death'.
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