self-sustaining
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/ˌself səˈsteɪnɪŋ/
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/ˌself səˈsteɪnɪŋ/
able to support itself without outside help
The community developed a self-sustaining system by growing their own food and generating their own energy.
这个社区通过自己种植食物和生产自己的能源,发展了一个自给自足的系统。