[, ]the conditions that affect the behaviour and development of sb/sth; the physical conditions that sb/sth exists in环境；客观环境◆a pleasant working/learning environment令人愉快的工作／学习环境◆We need to respond quickly to the changing business environment.我们必须对不断变化的商业环境迅速作出反应。⨁the business / economic / political environment商业／经济／政治环境the environment [] the natural world in which people, animals and plants live自然环境；生态环境◆measures to protect the environment保护自然环境的措施◆pollution of the environment自然环境污染 () [] the complete structure within which a user, computer or program operates（运行）环境；工作平台◆a desktop development environment桌面开发环境▸environmental /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/
adjective
[] ◆the environmental effect of tourism旅游业对环境的影响▸environmentally /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəli/
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◆an environmentally sensitive area (= one that is easily damaged or that contains rare animals, plants, etc.)环境敏感地区marketing environment