n.环境；外界
We are required by environment protecting department to use anthracite. 环保部门要求我们使用无烟煤。
At one time, children didn't have to learn any more than how to cope with their physical environment. 曾经有一段时间,儿童除了学习适应外界环境以外,什么都不学。
environment可指影响人们生活的各种抽象和具体的“状况,环境”。the environment特指自然环境,其后的谓语动词用单数形式。
