ozone layer

名词臭氧层

The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun gives off.(臭氧层阻隔了太阳发出的一些有害射线。)

Some raise their eyes heavenwards, launching weekly balloons to probe the ozone layer, watching with wonder the northern lights higher still.(有些人将目光投向天空，每周放出气球探测臭氧层的变化，并观看那更高之处的极光。)

Current research suggests, though, that any risk to the ozone layer is probably not sufficient reason to abandon the idea.(不过，目前的研究表明，任何对臭氧层的威胁都不足以成为抛弃这些设想的依据。)

As the ozone layer is depleted, more UV radiation reaches the Earth's surface.(当臭氧层消失时，更多的紫外线辐射到达地球表面。)

Scientists believe the sunburns are due to increasing levels of ultraviolet radiation resulting from the thinning ozone layer.(科学家们相信灼伤是因为臭氧层变薄，致使紫外线辐射等级增加而引起的。)

This is where the planet's ozone layer sits, filtering out ultraviolet radiation from the sun.(地球臭氧层位于平流层，过滤来自太阳的紫外线辐射。)

Climate change and the depleted ozone layer are among the starkest examples.(气候变化和臭氧层耗减就是其中最明显的例子。)

Altering the atmosphere could also weaken solar power and reverse years of work to close the hole in the ozone layer.(改变大气也会削弱太阳能，并让为关闭臭氧层空洞所做的多年努力付诸东流。)

Very expensive and would require some serious rocket building to enable so many launches, which could cause problems for the ozone layer.(这个方案十分昂贵，而且为了将这么多遮阳板发射到太空中，可能需要建造许多火箭，而这可能会破坏臭氧层。)

The destruction of Earth's ozone layer, for example, could contribute to the general process of impoverishment by allowing ultra-violet rays to harm plants and animals.(例如，地球臭氧层的破坏会使紫外线伤害植物和动物，从而导致普遍的贫困进程。)

noun

1. a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Synonym: ozonosphere

1. 臭氧层
The ozone layer is the part of the Earth's atmosphere that has the most ozone in it. The ozone layer protects living things from the harmful radiation of the sun.