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单词 self-sufficiency
释义
self-sufficientˌself-sufˈficient adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Britain used to be fully self-sufficient in coal.
  • France was self-sufficient in cereals, and exported its surplus.
  • His father died when he was seven, and consequently Joe learned to be self-sufficient from an early age.
  • Many areas of the world still have self-sufficient rural economies.
  • The Amish belong to a self-sufficient community that has existed for over 200 years.
  • The new technologies have made India agriculturally self-sufficient.
  • We grew up in a close-knit, self-sufficient family with few outside friends.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But they are never complete or self-sufficient.
  • Further, education prepares individuals to be self-reliant and self-sufficient participants in society.
  • It was never his intention, he said, to create a self-sufficient community.
  • She'd always seemed so self-contained, so self-sufficient.
  • The design is based on the timber ship building pattern in which each section is a self-sufficient unit.
  • The evidence also showed that the Amish have an excellent record as law-abiding and generally self-sufficient members of society...
  • We are 75 percent. self-sufficient.
  • Who is going to pay for the necessary education to make them into productive, self-sufficient people?
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot controlled by or depending on another country or organization
· We must encourage independent governments, not economic satellites.independent from · The country became independent from France in 1964.· The country has three major network television stations, plus one independent station.
political freedom from control by the government of another country: · the American war of independence· the Vietnamese struggle for independence· There is a move to increase the independence of the judiciary.independence from: · Gradually schools gained a certain amount of independence from the Church.grant independence (to somebody): · The British granted independence to Ceylon in 1948.
not controlled by any other country - used especially in an official or political contexts: · It was a number of years before Canada was accepted by the world as a sovereign state.· The Hopi tribe asserted their rights as a sovereign nation.sovereign rights/power/status: · We fully recognize France's sovereign power in that area.
part of a country or organization that is autonomous is partly independent and has the right to organize most of its own activities, business etc: · Andorra is autonomous, with its external affairs managed by both France and Spain.· The councils, which are locally autonomous, act as courts for the whole area.
a part of a country or organization that is self-governing is controlled by the people who live or work there, as opposed to the larger country or organization that it belongs to: · The farmers are members of a small self-governing co-operative group.· The Orthodox Church is composed of 23 self-governing churches. · Many of the larger communities felt they would be better off if they were self-governing.
a country or part of a country that is self-sufficient produces all the food and other products that it needs: · The new technologies have made India agriculturally self-sufficient.· Many areas of the world still have self-sufficient rural economies.self-sufficient in: · France was self-sufficient in cereals, and exported its surplus.
not needing money, food etc from other people
having your own money and not needing financial help from other people: · My mom was in fact quite independent. She had always had a job and her own bank account.· Changes in the rural economy turned many independent farmers to hired labourers.financially independent: · Dad left me all his money when he died, which made me financially independent.
producing all the food and goods that you need, and not having to buy it from other people: · The Amish belong to a self-sufficient community that has existed for over 200 years. self-sufficient in: · Britain used to be fully self-sufficient in coal.
able to make your own decisions or do things by yourself
able to make your own decisions, organize your own life, and do things in your own way, without wanting help or advice from other people: · I quite like living alone. It's made me more independent.· I've always been attracted to strong, independent women.· Joe's still not very independent, and he tends to follow me around.independent of somebody (=not dependent on them): · I suddenly realised that my precious son was a full-grown man, quite independent of his father and me.
able to do things for yourself and solve problems by yourself, and able to live without depending on anyone else: · My parents raised me to be self-reliant, and not to depend on anyone.
able to live happily on your own, without needing a lot of friends or spending a lot of time with other people: · We grew up in a close-knit, self-sufficient family with few outside friends.· His father died when he was seven, and consequently Joe learned to be self-sufficient from an early age.
when you are independent
· He was desperate to get a job and regain his independence.· Roz said she'd never marry because she valued her independence too much.· Though they want to exert their independence, these kids are not quite ready for it.· Your first pay cheque gives you a terrific sense of independence.gain/win/achieve etc independence · She no longer had that feeling of independence she had fought so hard to win.financial/economic independence · She worked hard to gain financial independence.
when you are independent, either because you can live happily without needing a lot of friends, or because you do not need to buy food or other products from other places: · I admired his air of self-sufficiency.· He promised to do more to help welfare recipients achieve self-sufficiency.· The Administration of Native Americans (ANA) promotes the goal of social and economic self-sufficiency for Indian tribes.
when you are independent, because you can solve your own problems and are able to do things by yourself, and do not need the help or support of anyone else: · The older children are beginning to develop self-reliance.· Both men display the fiery self-reliance that natives of Oregon tend to possess.
able to provide all the things you need without help from other people:  a self-sufficient farmself-sufficient in Australia is 65% self-sufficient in oil.self-sufficiency noun [uncountable]
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