{
    "term": "environment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/en/environment_2.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the natural world in which people, animals and plants live",
            "labels": "(especially British English)(especially North American English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The government should do more to **protect the environment**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to preserve/pollute/harm the environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "damage to the **natural environment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "protection/destruction of the marine environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The environment minister expressed concern over pollution levels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Department of the Environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "pollution of the environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The label identifies the products that are least harmful to the environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "factors that have a huge impact on the environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "industries which damage the environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the amount of carbon in the environment"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["natural", "global", "world"],
                "verb + the environment": ["preserve", "protect", "safeguard"],
                "environment + noun": ["agency", "committee", "department"],
                "preposition": ["in the environment"],
                "phrases": [
                    "conservation of the environment",
                    "protection of the environment",
                    "damage to the environment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives or operates or in which an activity takes place",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a pleasant **work/learning environment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hospitals have a duty to provide a safe working environment for all staff."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have **created an environment** in which productivity should flourish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Polar bears are totally adapted to their hostile environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We operate in a highly competitive business environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tests were carried out in a controlled environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A comfortable working environment will increase productivity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We aim to provide a pleasant working environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Children learn best in their home environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cold-blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In today's competitive business environment, companies focus on minimizing costs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Investors are showing more caution in the current economic environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the political environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She now had to transfer her design skills to a commercial environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cat walked around, exploring its new environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hospital architect tries to create an environment conducive to healing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This period provided a favourable environment for the spread of communism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Walkers can unwittingly damage the fragile environment in which the birds live."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an environment for economic growth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an environment of fear"
                },
                {
                    "text": "creatures that have adapted to hostile desert environments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "marine life in its natural environment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "parents who strive to provide a stimulating environment for their children to grow up in"
                },
                {
                    "text": "people working in increasingly competitive environments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the quality of our natural and built environments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For many, school seemed to be a hostile environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It didn't take long for them to adapt to the new environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pets may be unsettled in an unfamiliar environment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The quality of the learning environment is vital to children's education."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["immediate", "external", "alien"],
                "verb + environment": ["create", "foster", "provide"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in an/​the environment",
                    "environment for",
                    "environment of"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "an environment conducive to something",
                    "today’s environment"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the complete structure (including hardware and software) within which a user, computer or program operates",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a desktop development environment"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/",
                "audio": "en/environment/environment__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/",
                "audio": "en/environment/environment__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}