self-sustaining ˈsɛlfsəˈsteɪnɪŋ
ADJ （过程、体制）自我运行的，自我维持的 A self-sustaining process or system is able to continue by itself without anyone or anything else becoming involved. （过程、体制）自我运行的，自我维持的
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Asia's emerging economies will be on a self-sustaining cycle of growth.
亚洲的新兴经济体会出现自我维持的循环增长。
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Biologists say the area might be large enough to support a self-sustaining population.
生物学家称这个地区的面积可能足以让一个自我维系的种群生存下来。