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单词 sustainable
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sustainable

(səsteɪnəbəl)
1. adjective
You use sustainable to describe the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to damage the environment.
...the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests.
Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.
sustainability (səsteɪnəbɪlɪti) uncountable noun
...the growing concern about environmental sustainability.
sustainably adverb [ADVERB with verb]
It wants timber to come, where possible, from sustainably managed sources.
2. adjective
A sustainable plan, method, or system is designed to continue at the same rate or level of activity without any problems.
The creation of an efficient and sustainable transport system is critical to thelong-term future of London.
...a sustainable recovery in consumer spending.
sustainability uncountable noun
...doubts about the sustainability of the current economic expansion. [+ of]

sustainable in British English

(səˈsteɪnəbəl)
adjective
1. 
capable of being sustained
2. 
(of economic development, energy sources, etc) capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage
sustainable development
3. 
(of economic growth) non-inflationary

sustainable in American English

(səˈsteɪnəbəl)
adjective
1. 
capable of being sustained
2. 
a. 
designating, of, or characterized by a practice that sustains a given condition, as economic growth or a human population, without destroying or depleting natural resources, polluting the environment, etc.
sustainable agriculture
b. 
governed or maintained by, or produced as a result of, such practices
sustainable growth
Derived forms
sustainability (susˌtainaˈbility)
noun
sustainably (susˈtainably)
adverb

Examples of 'sustainable' in a sentence
sustainable

These factors raise questions about how sustainable the price rises are.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
What we need now is a recovery that is sustainable.
The Sun (2010)
Why can we not live what we preach and use a sustainable source?
The Sun (2014)
The drive for more efficient and more sustainable farming methods also boosted a switch to miniature cattle.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet this is only a delay in the advance of sustainable energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Many people question whether such a system is sustainable.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet they have not assured sustainable growth.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
But is this economic miracle actually sustainable?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The nature of our membership is intrinsically linked to our chances of making our recovery sustainable.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Strong commitment to sourcing fish from sustainable sources.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Social enterprise can also serve as an efficient and sustainable way to deliver public services.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The business park will focus on sustainable energy companies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
To have both requires strong and sustainable economic growth.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
All the usual economic data suggests that a genuinely sustainable economic recovery is some way off.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It should also continue structural reforms to support sustainable recovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
All timber used in this performance was taken from sustainable sources.
The Sun (2015)
She is also impressed by its work on sustainable energy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
That is only going to change if we get sustainable growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is also an important point about a sustainable economic future for this country in the pattern of employment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The food system must become sustainable.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Good planning is essential for ensuring sustainable economic prosperity at the same time as it encourages urban renewal and protects the countryside.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is about ethics, it is about public health and it is about sustainable agriculture.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But it's also about being sustainable as well as affordable.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We must make sure the system is more sustainable for the British families it was set up to serve.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The company works with other local businesses on environmental and sustainable initiatives such as collaborative recycling collection schemes which save on resources for transport and collection.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
sustainable

British English: sustainable ADJECTIVE
You use sustainable to describe the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to damage the environment.
...the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests.
  • American English: sustainable
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sustentável
  • Chinese: 可持续的
  • European Spanish: sostenible
  • French: durable
  • German: nachhaltig
  • Italian: sostenibile
  • Japanese: 持続可能な
  • Korean: 환경 파괴 없이 지속 가능한
  • European Portuguese: sustentável
  • Latin American Spanish: sostenible

All related terms of 'sustainable'

sustainable energy
Energy is the power from sources such as electricity and coal that makes machines work or provides heat.
sustainable future
The future is the period of time that will come after the present, or the things that will happen then.
sustainable growth
The growth of something such as an industry, organization, or idea is its development in size, wealth , or importance .
sustainable source
The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from.
sustainable farming
Farming is the activity of growing crops or keeping animals on a farm.
sustainable recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
sustainable development
economic development that is capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage
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