sustainable

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sus·tain·a·ble /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ AWL adjectiveadj

1 CONTINUE/NOT STOPable to continue without causing damage to the environment 可持续的，不破坏环境的

The government should do more to promote sustainable agriculture.

政府应该做更多工作来推动可持续农业的发展。

the sustainable use of rainforest resources

雨林资源的可持续利用

Cycling is a totally sustainable form of transport.

骑自行车是一种绝对环保的交通方式。

environmentally sustainable development

生态环境的可持续发展

► see thesaurus at environmentally friendly →4 See picture on 见图 Page A7 Environmental solutions 环保方法

2 able to continue for a long time 可持续的

The party is promising low inflation and sustainable economic growth.

该政党承诺将保持低通胀，促进经济的可持续增长。

—sustainability /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountableU]

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sustainable• Which industries out of this set will be sustainable?• Traditional agricultural methods employed by the local people are highly sustainable.• The political Greens took it as confirmation that industrial society was indeed not sustainable.• The fashionable creed of sustainable development panders to that sort of thinking.• The Toronto Protocol is entitled: Public Transport -- a major contributor to liveable communities and sustainable development.• sustainable economic growth• All wood used in our furniture comes with a certificate saying it comes from sustainable forests• So perhaps another way to foster a more sustainable gay culture would be to create institutions that promote intergenerational interaction.• The Queensland Conservation Council accepts that grants are needed to encourage sustainable land management.• These raise questions like: What is sustainable tourism?

environmentally sustainable• Labour will promote environmentally sustainable development and encourage new approaches to reduce Third World debt.• The two governments will work together on solutions for environmental problems based on principles of environmentally sustainable development.• We believe that this what is required if we are to achieve environmentally sustainable development.

From Longman Business Dictionary

sustainablesus·tain·a·ble /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ adjectiveadj

strong enough to continue existing or happening for a long time

The market wants to see more evidence that price stability is sustainable.

sus·tain·a·ble adjectiveadj

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