单词 | self-sustaining |
释义 | self-sustainingadjective A self-sustaining process or system is able to continue by itself without anyone or anything else becoming involved. Asia's emerging economies will be on a self-sustaining cycle of growth. Biologists say the area might be large enough to support a self-sustaining population. self-sustaining in American English (ˈsɛlfsəˈsteɪnɪŋ) adjective 1. supporting or able to support oneself or itself 2. able to continue once begun Derived forms self-sustained (ˈself-susˈtained) adjective Examples of 'self-sustaining' in a sentence |
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