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单词 natural resources
释义
natural resources
noun[plural]
uk
/ˌnætʃ.ər.əl rɪˈzɔː.sɪz/us
/ˌnætʃ.ɚ.əl ˈriː.sɔːr.sɪz/
things such asminerals,forests,coal, etc. thatexistin aplaceand can be used bypeople:
自然资源
Somenaturalresources, such asnaturalgasandfossilfuel, cannot bereplaced.有些自然资源，如天然气和矿物燃料，是不可取代的。
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(Definition ofnatural resourcesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

natural resources| Business English

natural resources
noun[plural]
NATURAL RESOURCES
uk
us
oil,minerals,forests, etc. thatexistin aplaceand that haveeconomicvalueto acountry:
Theregionisrichinnaturalresourcesbut hassufferedfromyearsof underinvestment.
abundant/richnaturalresources
dwindling/scarcenaturalresources
conserve/preserve/protectnaturalresources
deplete/exploitnaturalresources
(Definition ofnatural resourcesfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnatural resources

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Until the 1970s, economists in general had a favourable view of abundantnaturalresources.
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This situation produces incentives to overexploit suchnaturalresources, which differ from other forms of capital that presumably have well-defined property rights.
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However,naturalresourcesare most often allocated inefficiently and externalities are not fully corrected.
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Many poor people, particularly in developing countries, rely onnaturalresourcesfor their livelihood, and these people are very vulnerable to deterioration in the resource.
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In this context, expanding and implementing national accounts systems that considernaturalresources as just another form of capital appear as a necessary way forward.
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This situation produces incentives to overexploit suchnaturalresources, which differs from other forms of capital that presumably have well-defined property rights.
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Furthermore, as part of the household survey the household management ofnaturalresourceswas assessed.
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In other words, the state should retain ownership of thenaturalresources, while devolving the power to manage and control the resource to the stakeholders.
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A country's extraction ofnaturalresourcesis likely to be a function of numerous factors besides a country's extent of indebtedness.
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This is the case fornaturalresourcesin all of our samples.
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When property rights fornaturalresourcesdo not exist or are not enforced, overexploitation often occurs.
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We group households into those that receive income fromnaturalresourcesand those that do not.
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One reason is that there are manynaturalresources, not one; and this alone would make the putative theory incoherent.
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As the natural regenerative rate of such resources is zero, they can be regarded as a limiting case of renewablenaturalresources.
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A complete trade reform can be seen as inducing the economy to increase its investment innaturalresources.
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