unit 3 year 2

因素

factor (yīn sù)

资源

resources (zī yuán)

艰巨

difficult (jiān jù)

昂贵

expensive (áng guì)

消耗

consume (xiāo hào)

趋势

trend (qū shì)

开源节流

reduce expenses; increase revenue (kāi yuán jié liú)

风靡

to be in fashion (fēng mǐ)

污染

pollution (wū rǎn)

堵塞

blockage (dǔ sè)

遏制

prevent something serious (è zhì)

多管齐下

use several methods at the same time to solve a problem (duō guǎn qí xià)

倡导

advocate (chàng dǎo)

充斥

filled with, be full of (chōng chì)

煞费苦心

work hard and put in effort to do something with care (shà fèi kǔ xīn)

日新月异

changing with each passing day (rì xīn yuè yì)

泛滥

overflow; flood (fàn làn)

寿命

lifespan (shòu mìng)

途径

approach; channel (tú jìng)

缺乏

lack; shortage (quē fá)

遗憾

regret (yí hàn)

谨慎

cautious (jǐn shèn)

葱郁

lush; verdant; full of life (cōng yù)

糟蹋

waste; spoil; ruin; damage things of value (zāo tà)

毁灭

destroy until it cant be fixed (huǐ miè)

罪魁祸首

principal culprit (zuì kuí huò shǒu)

目睹

witness (mù dǔ)

违背

violate; go against (wéi bèi)

拼搏

struggle; strive (pīn bó)