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an ecologist who [verb phrase]
who 引导定语从句，修饰 ecologist。
An ecologist who studies climate change gave a lecture.
一位研究气候变化的生态学家做了一场讲座。
生态学家
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
生态学家
a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
An ecologist who studies climate change gave a lecture.
一位研究气候变化的生态学家做了一场讲座。
生态学学者
A scholar of ecology.
研究生物与其环境之间关系的生物学家
a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
The ecologist spent the summer studying how the new highway affects local wildlife.
这位生态学家花了一个夏天研究新公路如何影响当地野生动物。
An ecologist from the university came to test the water quality of the river.
来自大学的一位生态学家来检测这条河的水质。
The team of ecologists warned that the wetland is losing plant species every year.
这支生态学家团队警告说，湿地每年都在失去植物物种。
who 引导定语从句，修饰 ecologist。
An ecologist who studies climate change gave a lecture.
一位研究气候变化的生态学家做了一场讲座。
ecologist 为可数名词，复数形式加 -s。
Ecologists study the interactions between species.
生态学家研究物种之间的相互作用。
用 work as 表示以某种职业身份工作。
She works as an ecologist for the government.
她为政府当生态学家。
Not this
She is ecologist.
Use this
She is an ecologist.
ecologist 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 an；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。ecologist 以元音音素开头，因此用 an 而不用 a。
Not this
Many ecologist study the environment.
Use this
Many ecologists study the environment.
many 后接可数名词复数，ecologist 的复数是 ecologists；汉语名词没有单复数变化，因此容易漏掉复数后缀 -s。改成 ecologists 后，主语与谓语 study 的数也一致了。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
海洋生态学家
The marine ecologist spent months documenting coral reef recovery.
这位海洋生态学家花了数月时间记录珊瑚礁的恢复情况。
野外生态学家
As a field ecologist, she tracks animal movements across the savanna.
作为一名野外生态学家，她追踪动物在稀树草原上的活动。
保护生态学家
The conservation ecologist worked with local farmers to restore the wetland.
这位保护生态学家与当地农民合作恢复湿地。
野生动物生态学家
A wildlife ecologist was called in to study the declining bird population.
一位野生动物生态学家被请来研究鸟类数量下降的问题。
植物生态学家
The plant ecologist mapped the distribution of rare alpine species.
这位植物生态学家绘制了珍稀高山物种的分布图。
生态学家的职责
An ecologist's role includes predicting how ecosystems respond to change.
生态学家的职责包括预测生态系统如何应对变化。
Use ecologist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把eco想成生态，把logist想成记录者：生态学家就是记录生物与环境关系的人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术论文、新闻报道 “ecologist” 是中性词，通常用于学术论文或新闻报道中，指研究生物与环境关系的科学家；日常口语中也可使用。
真正押韵的词：biologist、psychologist、sociologist、geologist，都和 ecologist 一样重读 /ɑlədʒɪst/。拼写相似但读音不同的词：ecology /ɪˈkɑlədʒi/ 以 /i/ 结尾，而 ecologist 以 /ɪst/ 结尾；economist /ɪˈkɑnəmɪst/ 虽有 eco- 拼写，但读作 /kɑn/，不是 /kɑlədʒ/。
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