self-sufficient
🇬🇧 UK/'selfsə'fiʃənt/🇺🇸 US/'selfsә'fiʃәnt/
IELTSTOEFL
Definitions
adj.
Able to meet one's own needs without relying on others; independent.
自给自足的,独立自主的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.become self-sufficient实现自给自足
- 2.economically self-sufficient经济上自立
- 3.self-sufficient in food粮食自给自足
- 4.[largely self-sufficient]基本上自给自足
Example Sentences
- 1.
The remote village became self-sufficient by growing its own food and generating solar energy.
- 2.
She raised her children to be self-sufficient and capable of solving problems independently.
- 3.
The country aims to become self-sufficient in renewable energy by 2040.