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单词 unsustainable
释义
unsustainable
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/us
/ˌʌn.səˈsteɪ.nə.bəl/
C2
Something that is unsustainable cannotcontinueat the samerate:
无法以同一标准持续的
Thislevelofspendingis unsustainable.这种开销持续不了多久。
C2
causingdamageto theenvironmentby using more of something than can bereplacednaturally:
枯竭式开采资源的；不符合可持续发展的；不可持续的
unsustainablefishingmethods竭泽而渔式的捕鱼方法
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(Definition ofunsustainablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unsustainable| Business English

unsustainable
adjective
uk
/ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbəl/us
that cannotcontinueat the samerate:
They aresufferingaseriousincreaseininflationand an unsustainableboominhouseprices.
unsustainable level/pace/ratePublicborrowinghadreachedan unsustainablelevelof 8% ofGDP.
unsustainable debt/deficitTheeconomyisrunningan unsustainabledeficit, makingtaxincreasesinevitable.
NATURAL RESOURCES
causingdamageto theenvironmentby using more of something than can bereplacednaturally:
Unsustainableloggingofcommercialforestsisthreateningthe industry'ssurvivalbeyond 10-15years.
InMarch, 50,000peopletook to thestreetsof Mallorca toprotestthe island'sunsustainabledevelopment.
(Definition ofunsustainablefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunsustainable

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Obviously, if the ratio of demand to supply is greater than unity, then current rates of harvest must beunsustainable.
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Similarly, the development of export markets for mangrove crabs and coastal fish could lead tounsustainablecatch levels and a consequent drop in marketable value.
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At the margin, the subsidy for reduced livestock mobility is available, but it is not used in equilibrium since the disease isunsustainable.
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Commercial agriculture has been a major factor in deforestation inunsustainableareas.
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Since cultivation occurs in highlyunsustainableterrains, part of the land in the production cycle becomes useless even after the rotation period has ended.
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Similarly, the potential forunsustainableagricultural practices is increased by the growing rural population.
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Environmental changes that reduce lifespans below the normal range imply that external conditions have made the systems under considerationunsustainable.
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Given the ecological conditions, individual investments in groundwater exploitation may prove to be costly andunsustainable.
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In this case the carbon contract results in lower rate of soil carbon loss, but the system remainsunsustainable.
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The few small ruminant development programmes undertaken so far have been for the most part unsuccessful orunsustainable.
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Even if off by 50 per cent, those projections foretell an utterlyunsustainablesituation.
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Examples of externalities include negative environmental effects such as pollution and theunsustainabledepletion of natural resources.
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However, the consequent overvaluation tends to generateunsustainablecurrent account deficits that only continued inflows of capital can finance.
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In longer periods of poverty past savings are depleted, household goods deteriorate and cannot be replaced, and debts accrue and becomeunsustainable.
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Indeed, public pension systems areunsustainableand generate important public debt, which strongly weights on economic growth.
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