unsustainable meaning in 中文 | English Dictionary

📖 释义

adjective
不可持续的; 站不住脚的; 破坏环境的; 难以忍受的

EN: Not able to be maintained or continued at the current rate or level; likely to fail or collapse if continued.; Not able to be supported or defended, especially in the context of an argument, position, or claim.; Causing or likely to cause severe environmental damage by depleting natural resources or disrupting ecosystems.; Not capable of being borne or endured; intolerable.

比较级: more unsustainable 最高级: most unsustainable

unsustainable growthunsustainable debtunsustainable practicesunsustainable levelsunsustainable modelenvironmentally unsustainable

unsustainabilityunsustainablysustainablesustainabilitysustainablysustainsustained

untenableunviableimpracticalunworkableindefensible

sustainableviabletenableworkable

untenable

EN: 'Unsustainable' means cannot be maintained over time; 'untenable' means cannot be defended or justified as an argument or position.

zh: 'Unsustainable' 指无法长期维持；'untenable' 指作为论点或立场无法被辩护或证明合理。

EN: Remember the 'a' in the second syllable: 'un-sus-tain-a-ble', not 'unsustinable'. The root is 'sustain' + '-able'.

zh: 记住第二个音节中的 'a'：拼写为 'un-sus-tain-a-ble'，而不是 'unsustinable'。词根是 'sustain' + '-able'。

The company's rapid growth was unsustainable and eventually led to its bankruptcy.

公司的高速增长是不可持续的，最终导致了破产。
The defense attorney argued that the prosecution's case was unsustainable given the lack of evidence.

辩护律师辩称，鉴于缺乏证据，检方的案件是站不住脚的。
Unsustainable logging practices have led to widespread deforestation in the region.

不可持续的采伐做法导致该地区大面积森林砍伐。
The unsustainable pressure of working three jobs simultaneously took a toll on her health.

同时打三份工带来的巨大压力损害了她的健康。