5/2 Waste of sea

debrisnoun 

/ˈdeb.riː/, /ˈdeɪ.briː//dəˈbriː/ [U]

Definition

broken or torn pieces of something larger

Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area.

give or take

Definition

possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned

It'll be ready at six, give or take a few minutes.

It cost £200, give or take.

sinkverb (GO DOWN BELOW) 

/sɪŋk/ (sank or US ALSO sunk, sunk)

Definition

[I or T] to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance

The Titanic was a passenger ship which sank (to the bottom of the ocean) in 1912.

The legs of the garden chair sank into the soft ground.

Enemy aircraft sank two battleships.

The dog sank her teeth into (= bit) the ball and ran off with it.

See also: sunken

en routeadverb 

(US also enroute) /ˌɒnˈruːt//ˌɑːn-/

Definition 

on the way to or from somewhere 가는도중에

I stopped en route (to the party) and got some wine.

The bomb exploded while the plane was en route from Paris to Tokyo.

conservationnoun 

/ˌkɒnt .səˈveɪ.ʃən//ˌkɑːnt .sɚ-/ [U]

Definition

•

the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity

wildlife conservation

a conservation area

•

carefully using valuable natural substances that exist in limited amounts in order to make certain that they will be available for as long a time as possible

the conservation of coal/gas/oil reserves

Energy conservation reduces your fuel bills and helps the environment.

conservationist noun 

/ˌkɒnt .səˈveɪ.ʃən.ɪst//ˌkɑːnt .sɚ-/ [C]

Conservationists are fighting to save our hedgerows.

dwarfverb 

/dwɔːf//dwɔːrf/ [T]

Definition

If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison 왜소해보이게 만들다

The new skyscraper will dwarf all those near it.

This new crisis may well dwarf most that have gone before.

fragmentnoun 

/ˈfræg.mənt/ [C]

Definition

a small piece or a part, especially when broken from something whole 조각, 파편

The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.

Literary scholars are piecing together her last unpublished novel from fragments of a recently discovered manuscript.

litterverb 

/ˈlɪt.ər//ˈlɪt ̬.ɚ/

Definition

•

[T] to spread across an area or place untidily

The park was littered with bottles and cans after the concert.

Dirty clothes littered the floor of her bedroom.

be littered with sth

A place, document or other object that is littered with something, has or contains a lot of that thing

The newspaper has a reputation for being littered with spelling mistakes.

•

[I] to drop rubbish on the ground in a public place

People who litter often have no pride in the area.