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exhaustible

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪbl̩/ adj

Capable of being exhausted.

Word Origin From Latin 'haurire' 'to draw water, drain', with 'ex-' (out). To exhaust is to draw out completely. Exhaustible means capable of being drained. The root 'haust' also gives us 'exhaustion' and 'inexhaustible'. The image is of drawing water from a well until it's empty.

adj Capable of being exhausted.

Fossil fuels are exhaustible resources that require careful management.

(形容词) 可耗尽的；会枯竭的

化石燃料是可耗尽的资源，需要谨慎管理。

(adjetivo) agotable; consumible; acabable [Que se puede agotar; agotable.]

Los combustibles fósiles son recursos agotables que requieren un manejo cuidadoso.

(adjectif) épuisable [Qui peut être entièrement épuisé ou tari.]

Les combustibles fossiles sont des ressources épuisables qui nécessitent une gestion prudente.

(Adjektiv) erschöpfbar; begrenzt verfügbar [So beschaffen, dass es aufgebraucht oder erschöpft werden kann.]

**Exhaustible** Ressourcen wie fossile Brennstoffe müssen verantwortungsvoll genutzt werden.

(形容詞) 枯渇させる可能性があるさま。

化石燃料は慎重な管理が必要な枯渇しうる資源である。

(adjetivo) esgotável [Que pode ser esgotado.]

Os combustíveis fósseis são recursos esgotáveis que exigem gestão cuidadosa.

Synonyms: depletable finite limited consumable expendable nonrenewable restricted bounded Antonyms: inexhaustible infinite unlimited boundless
Word parts: ex + haust + ible

Related words

exhaustion exhaustive inexhaustible exhausted exhausting inexhaustibly

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