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sustainably

/suh-stey-nuh-blee/US // səˈsteɪ nə bli //

可持续地,持续地,可持续,可持续的

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a way that allows for continual use of a natural resource without depleting it or causing environmental damage: sustainably grown coffee.
    • : in a way that can be sustained in the long term: a sustainably profitable business.

Examples

  • Still, vegan and vegetarian options are trending like never before, likely because more customers are interested in eating sustainably.

  • Just because we haven’t been traveling doesn’t mean our favorite destinations weren’t busy creating new adventures, thinking more sustainably, and capitalizing on the pandemic-driven outdoor boom.

  • We wanted to understand if people would be motivated to shop more sustainably, and the results were very surprising to us in the positive sense of the word.

  • For retail startups, it’s a back to basics — operating with the understanding that growth likely won’t hit the billions of dollars and instead should focus on sustainably growing fundamentals.

  • While digital channels continue to fluctuate, companies are seeking out other ways to more sustainably find new customers.

  • In fact, it takes more than $48,000 a year just to live sustainably in the cheapest parts of the United States.

  • They have been fighting back, putting pressure on conglomerates like Cargill to harvest oil palms sustainably.

  • Its model has the potential to sustainably improve sanitation in dense, urban areas unequipped with a proper sewage grid.

  • Eventually, they say, streets could be lit sustainably with glowing trees.

  • You can sustainably harvest a forest while destroying the forest ecosystem, and this same concept applies to the ocean.