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单词 sustainable
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sustainable
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/us
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
C1
abletocontinueover aperiodoftime:
可持续的，能长期保持的
Thatsortofextremedietis not sustainable over alongperiod.那种极端的饮食方式无法长期坚持。
Solutions put inplacenow must be sustainable.
C1environmentspecialized
causing, or made in a way thatcauses, little or nodamageto theenvironmentandthereforeabletocontinuefor alongtime:
Alargeinternationalmeetingwasheldwith theaimofpromotingsustainabledevelopmentin allcountries.召开了一个旨在推进所有国家可持续发展的大型国际会议。
Thewebsiteencouragessustainablefashionthroughswapping.
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  • It would not be sustainable in thelongterm.
  • Therestructuringiskeyto any sustainablerecovery.
  • We mustimprovethebuiltenvironmentthrough sustainabledesignandgreenerbuildings.
  • Developingenvironmentallysustainableproductsandservicesrequiressignificantresearch.
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  • incorruptibly
  • long-time
  • longevity
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  • never-ending
  • nondurable
  • sustainability
  • time-consuming
  • timeless
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  • timelessness
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sustainability
(Definition ofsustainablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
sustainable
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/us
/səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
C1
abletocontinueover aperiodoftime
可持续的，能长期保持的
Thatsortofextremedietis not sustainable over alongperiod.那种极端的饮食方式无法长期坚持。
C1
causinglittle or nodamageto theenvironmentandthereforeabletocontinuefor alongtime
（对环境没有损害或损害很小因而）可持续的，能长期维持的
Alargeinternationalmeetingwasheldwith theaimofpromotingsustainabledevelopmentin allcountries.召开了一个旨在推进所有国家可持续发展的大型国际会议。

sustainable| American Dictionary

sustainable
adjective
us
/səˈsteɪ·nə·bəl/
ableto bemaintainedorcontinued:
Thegrowthmomentumislikelyto be sustainable into nextyear.

sustainability

noun[U]us/səˌsteɪ·nəˈbɪl·ɪ·t̬i/
Weremaincommittedtoensuringsustainability ofoursocialsecuritysystem.
(Definition ofsustainablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

sustainable| Business English

sustainable
adjective
uk
/səˈsteɪnəbl/us
abletocontinueat the samelevelfor aperiodoftime:
Marketingplaysakeyrolein a company'splanforsustainablebusinessdevelopment.
sustainable/growth/success/valueThequestionof how toachievelong-termsustainablegrowthinshareholdervalueis re-emerging.
ENVIRONMENT,NATURAL RESOURCES
usingmethodsthat do notharmtheenvironmentso thatnaturalresourcesare stillavailablein thefuture:
Theethicalbranddonates10% ofprofitstosupportsustainabledevelopment.
sustainablecommunities/energysources
(Definition ofsustainablefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsustainable

sustainable
The operations are set up to cut timber from 1,000 hectares of rainforest in an ecologicallysustainablemanner.
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Intensive rotational grazing is an example of asustainableagricultural practice that takes a systems approach.
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As far as the literature onsustainabledevelopment is concerned, this tends to view economic growth as limited by the finiteness of environmental resources.
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Approaches to developingsustainableextraction systems for tropical forest products.
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If these differing notions of sustainability are to have operational consequences, then measures of progress towardssustainabledevelopment are required.
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Though more costly, the moresustainableoption is the use of green manures.
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So it is assumed that natural resource use declines during an adjustment process which ends as soon asustainableresource use is reached.
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First, because we should deal with resources in a responsible,sustainablemanner.
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The cost of meeting these standards to the industry can be regarded as the cost of environmentallysustainableindustrial development.
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With steadily increasing demand for palm oil, the authors suggest that a major opportunity exists for environmentally and sociallysustainableexpansion of smallholder production.
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Finally, productivity must also be considered when comparing agricultural systems, as a farm must be economically, as well as ecologically,sustainable.
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The difference insustainable-equivalent utility between any two comparison economies is just exactly the answer to the following standard question of classical static welfare analysis.
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Evaluating projects and assessing asustainabledevelopment in imperfect economies.
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Macroeconomic adjustments should stimulatesustainabledevelopments rather than furthering unsustainability; where they do lead to environmental degradation, compensatory projects might provide a short-term retrofitting option.
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With long fallow periods and large areas of undisturbed forests, swidden agriculture does provide a balanced,sustainablesystem.
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