| 单词 | renewable energy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrenewable energy 2. spec. Of a natural resource or source of energy: capable of being replenished, not depleted by its utilization. Frequently in renewable energy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [adjective] > type of source of energy or power renewable1869 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > depleted or not depleted by use renewable1869 unrenewable1977 1869 Chambers's Encycl. X. 471/2 Coal is not a growth annually renewable, but an accumulation which we are gradually spending. 1909 Science 9 Apr. 573/2 Second, reproducible or renewable energy, like the power supplied by horses and other domestic animals. 1949 Sci. Monthly Apr. 258/2 The impetus thus given to the replacement of petroleum by a renewable source of energy might lead to the utilization of other plant material. 1972 L. Rocks & R. P. Runyon Energy Crisis 8 We have already expanded in numbers and living standard far beyond the capacity of our most accessible and renewable energy source [sc. flowing water] to sustain us even in the present. 1991 J. Mander In Absence of Sacred ii. vii. 131 Logging companies known for their clear-cutting practices will run..ads about their ‘tree farms’, as if they were interested in renewable resources. 1998 Chicago Tribune 19 Jan. iv. 4/6 Illinois' new law..guarantees that $5 million a year will go to subsidize renewable energy starting in 2002. 1999 J. R. Nicolson Shetland Fishermen 146 The oilfields around Shetland will run dry eventually but the fish stocks are renewable. < as lemmas |
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