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单词 self-sustaining
释义
self-sustaining
adjective
(alsoselfsustaining)
uk
/ˌself.səˈsteɪ.nɪŋ/us
/ˌself.səˈsteɪ.nɪŋ/
abletocontinuetoexistwithouthelpfrom anyone or anythingelse:
The wildflowergardenflourishedas a self-sustainingecosystem.
Thefootballclubdoes not have enoughincometo be self-sustaining.
They weretryingtosupporta selfsustainingcountrythat couldgovernitself.
More examples
  • Gradually theydevelopeda self-sustainingeconomy.
  • Anybusinessthat is self-sustaining iscommercialandthusmakes aprofit.
  • It ishopedthat thebreedingof theseowlswillestablisha self-sustainingpopulationin thewild.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preserving and saving
  • co-processing
  • conserve
  • deliverer
  • guardian angel
  • keepsomeoneup
  • knight
  • reclaim
  • recycle
  • recycled
  • rescue
  • rescuer
  • reusable
  • rewild
  • salvage
  • sustain
  • unassigned
  • upcycle
  • upcycling
  • vitrification
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(Definition ofself-sustainingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

self-sustaining| Business English

self-sustaining
adjective
FINANCE
uk
us
used todescribeanactivitythat cancontinuewithout moreinvestment:
Theideais to make thewebsitea self-sustainingsourceofrevenue.
(Definition ofself-sustainingfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such aself-sustainingpolicy found favour with the national elite.
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Cooperation is aself-sustainingnorm only above this threshold.
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The process of self-actualization isself-sustainingand self-actualizing.
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We then describe the steps in developing a completeself-sustainingin vitro life-cycle.
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The vortices may be amplified due to the linear mechanism of non-modal growth, or due to aself-sustainingmechanism.
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Admittedly, once a cycle of investigation has resulted in the perception of the "laws" governing a phenomenon'sself-sustainingexistence, a feeling of awe supervenes.
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They are influenced by prior activity and have durableself-sustainingqualities.
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At high enough temperatures, the collisions are so close and frequent that aself-sustainingfusion reaction is initiated.
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Pump-priming funding was supplied for a 2-year period by one health authority, with the proviso that all innovation must beself-sustaining.
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These propagate into the cold fuel generating aself-sustainingburn wave that propagates throughout the target and produces high gain.
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The king did not possess aself-sustainingendowment.
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But no-one knows how that initial leap was made from organic molecules toself-sustaininglife.
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Such conventions and norms only emerge if and when that exploration attracts aself-sustainingcommunity of scholars.
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Constructed knowledge is actively achieved and manifest inself-sustainingand self-renewing interpretations of events, and is constructed by personal, historical, and political experiences.
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Examined more closely, however, they also suggest that the foundations of a largelyself-sustaining, autonomous agricultural economy remain intact.
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