that can continue or be continued for a long time可持续的◆sustainable increases in sales销售量的可持续增长◆The company's growth rate is not sustainable.这家公司的增长率不是可持续的。◆sustainable economic growth/recovery经济的可持续增长／复苏◆The goal of business strategy is to gain sustainable competitive advantage.企业的策略目标是获得可持续的竞争优势。involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment（对自然资源和能源的利用）不破坏生态平衡的，合理利用的◆the use of wind power as a source of sustainable energy利用风电作为一种可持续能源▸sustainability /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/
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[] ◆The report cast doubt on the sustainability of consumer spending.这份报告对消费支出的可持续性提出质疑。