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Shutdown Is Clearing The Air | April 23, 2020
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林宜悉 posted on 2020/05/04Ever wondered how lockdowns might actually clear the air? This CNN 10 episode dives into the surprising effects of reduced human activity on air pollution, like dropping nitrogen dioxide levels! You'll pick up some great vocabulary related to carbon emissions and environmental changes, all explained by Carl Azuz.
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trigger
US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
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UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
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US /ˈdʒɚni/
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UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
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US /tɚm/
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UK /tɜ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- Length of time something is expected to happen
- Transitive Verb
- To call; give a name to
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US /ɪmˈpruv/
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UK /ɪm'pru:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make, or become, something better
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