[, ]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/
adverb
◆an environmentally sensitive area (= one that is easily damaged or that contains rare animals, plants, etc.) 环境敏感地区marketing environment