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The classification was downgraded as their number in the wild has reached 1,800.
它们的野外种群数量已经达到了1800只,濒危等级降级了。
downgrade /ˈdaʊnˌɡreɪd/ v. 降级;降职
* downgrade sb/sth (from sth) (to sth) 把某人/物从……降级到……
She's been downgraded from principal to vice-principal.
她从校长降到了副校长。
There was no criticism of her work until after she was downgraded.
她被降职之后,才有人开始对她的工作说三道四。
Giant pandas are no longer classified as endangered but are still vulnerable.
大熊猫从“濒危级”降到“易危级”了。
giant panda 大熊猫
*在英文中,大熊猫的学名或者说全称并不是 panda, 也不是 big panda, 而是 giant panda. 因为panda除了指大熊猫,也用来指我们可爱的小熊猫。小熊猫我们可以叫做red panda, 或者 lesser panda.
endangered /ɪnˈdeɪndʒərd/ adj. 濒临灭绝的
*动词原形 endanger /ɪnˈdeɪndʒər/ v.危害
endanger health 危害健康 endanger lives 危及生命 endanger national security危害国家安全
endangered species 濒危物种
You will endanger your health if you smoke too much.
抽太多烟会危害你的健康。
vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ adj. 脆弱的
She's just a vulnerable girl.
她只是个柔弱的女孩子。
*be vulnerable to sb/sth 容易受到......的伤害 a vulnerable group 弱势群体
Elderly people are especially vulnerable to Covid-19.
老年人更容易感染新冠病毒。
延申知识:物种濒危等级(Endangered Category):
绝迹(Extinct)
野生灭绝(Extinct in the wild)
极危(Critically Endangered)
濒危(Endangered)
易危(Vulnerable)
未评估(Not Evaluated)等。
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