transcription, транскрипция: [ səsteɪnəb(ə)l ]
1.
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.
Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.
ADJ
• sus‧tain‧abil‧ity
...the growing concern about environmental sustainability.
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2.
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 the long-term future of London.
ADJ
• sus‧tain‧abil‧ity
...doubts about the sustainability of the current economic expansion.
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