Renewable Energy Resources Natural Period Wind Water Sunlight
The word "renewable" is an adjective meaning (resources) that can be replenished or produced again. It can also be used as a countable noun referring to replenishable resources, or to describe (contracts, agreements) as extendable or renewable.
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](资源)可再生的,可更新的Renewable resources are natural ones such as wind, water, and sunlight which are always available.
[usu ADJ n]
...renewable energy sources.
可再生能源
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]可再生资源Renewables are natural energy sources such as wind, water, and sunlight which are always available.
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[ADJ 形容词](合同或协议)可延期的,可续签的 If a contract or agreement is renewable, it can be extended when it reaches the end of a fixed period of time.
A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.
正式签订了每年可续签的合同。
Oxford
re·new·able/rɪˈnjuːəbl; NAmErɪˈnuːəbl/adjective1[usually before noun ](of energy and natural resources 能源和自然资源)that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all 可更新的;可再生的;可恢复的◆renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power像风力和太阳能这种用之不竭的能源☞collocationsat
environment
2(of a contract, ticket, etc. 合同、票等)that can be made valid for a further period of time after it has finished 可延长有效期的;可展期的;可续订的◆a renewable lease可展期的租约◆The work permit is not renewable.这份工作许可证不能延期。OPP
1if an agreement or official document is renewable, you can make it continue for a further period of time after it endsOPP non-renewable: It’s a six-month lease but it’s renewable. a renewable visa2[usually before noun] renewable energy replaces itself naturally, or is easily replaced because there is a large supply of it: renewable energy such as solar power an industry based on renewable resources► see thesaurus at
environmentally friendly
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renewable
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可再生的(68%),可更新的(32%)
n.再生性能源
adj.可再生的;可更新的;可继续的
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