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环境 — meaning in English

huán jìng

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English meaning

  • ambient adj Surrounding or existing on all sides; relating to the immediate environment.
  • cadre noun A small, tightly organized group of trained people who form the core of a larger organization or movement.
  • environment noun The natural world, including land, water, air, and living things.
  • framework noun A basic supporting structure that gives shape to a building or object.
  • landscape noun A stretch of land and everything visible in it, especially its scenery.
  • setting noun The place, time, and circumstances in which something happens, such as a story or event.
  • surroundings noun The area, objects, and conditions around a person or place; an environment.
  • wildlife noun Wild animals living in their natural environment, collectively.

Senses

环境 is used for these senses in English:

  • ambient Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.
  • ambient Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape.
  • cadre A frame or framework.
  • environment (computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.
  • goalframe (sports) The structure of the goal, generally consisting of two goalposts and a crossbar.
  • landscape A space, indoor or outdoor and natural or man-made (as in "designed landscape")
  • setting time, place, circumstance
  • surroundings The area surrounding someone or something, together with the objects and circumstances in the vicinity; the environment or ambiance.

ambient — full definition

  1. adj Surrounding or existing on all sides; relating to the immediate environment.
  2. noun A genre of atmospheric, often beatless music designed to create a calm mood.

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