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climate strike noun[ C ] uk /ˈklaɪ.mət ˌstraɪk/ us /ˈklaɪ.mət ˌstraɪk/ a protest in which people refuse to go to work or school as a way of drawing attention to climate change and demanding action from governments: (为引起人们对气候变化的关注,并要求政府采取行动的)气候罢工,气候罢课 In September 2019, an estimated six million people joined a worldwide climate strike.2019年9月,估计有600万人参加了全球气候大罢工大罢课。 The September 2019 climate strikes, also known as the Global Week for Future, were a series of international strikes and protests to demand action to address climate change. Climate strikes can divide opinion, but they have been inescapable in recent months. An estimated 2 million people took part in the second wave of climate strikes. The young activist Greta Thunberg was an inspiration for the climate strike. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Environmental issues agroecology air pollution anoxia anoxic anti-conservation carbon capture dumping ground eco-audit eco-footprint energy conservation energy security environmental justice environmentalism environmentally reduce, reuse, recycleidiom runoff scrapyard scrubber sequester sequestration |