词组 | habitat |
释义 | habitat /ˈhæbətæt, ˈhæbɪtæt/ noun the natural home of a plant or animaladjectives/nouns + habitatsth’s natural/native habitat (=the type of place where an animal or plant usually lives or grows) She studies gorillas in their natural habitat.a wildlife habitat The area has a rich variety of wildlife habitats.an important habitat The island is an important habitat for exotic animals.a fragile habitat (=that could easily be damaged) The forest has become an increasingly fragile habitat.an endangered/threatened habitat (=that is in danger of being destroyed) These wetlands are one of Britain’s most endangered habitats.a suitable habitat The land provides a suitable habitat for many types of birds.a woodland/grassland/marshland/wetland habitat (=in a wood, grassy area etc) The owl inhabits woodland habitats from Scotland to southern Spain.a marine habitat (=in the sea) Divers have seen the creatures in different marine habitats around the world.a coastal habitat (=on or near the coast) Dolphins could be harmed by this pollution because of their coastal habitat.verbsdamage/destroy a habitat Widening the road will damage the habitat of many birds.threaten a habitat (=be likely to damage it) Huge out-of-town developments are threatening wildlife habitats.protect/conserve/preserve a habitat These laws will protect the habitat of endangered species such as wolves.provide a habitat (=be suitable and available as a habitat) Marshes provide a habitat for many species of wading birds.create a habitat The aim is to create a suitable breeding habitat for rare birds.a habitat disappears The number of bears is falling because their natural habitat is disappearing.a habitat shrinks (=becomes smaller as parts are destroyed) As their habitat shrinks, these animals struggle to survive.habitat + nounshabitat destruction/loss Several species of bird are under threat from habitat loss.habitat conservation/preservation/protection The organization’s main aim is habitat conservation.prepositionsa habitat for sth The woods provide an excellent habitat for dozens of small mammals.in a habitat Could the creatures survive in any other habitat?phrasesloss of habitat The elephants are threatened by loss of habitat.the destruction of sth’s habitat The destruction of the bird’s habitat has been worst in the south. |
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